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Procedure price report · Other vascular catheterization, not heart

Catheter and X-ray of brain arteries on one side

CPT 36223the billing code this page is about

Catheter steered into the common carotid or innominate artery with contrast imaging of the carotid circulation inside the skull on that side; billed per side.

Hospitals typically charge $6,974 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,754 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $7,195. Most fall between $3,737 and $11,894 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,754
States
50
Filings dated
Feb 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,754 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$2,285$4,404$6,974$10,296$17,170

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.5× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,285 vs $17,170).

How the prices are spread

$1,602 – $2,087: 69 hospitals$1,602$2,087 – $2,720: 71 hospitals$2,720 – $3,545: 107 hospitals$2,720$3,545 – $4,619: 165 hospitals$4,619 – $6,020: 221 hospitals$4,619$6,020 – $7,845: 270 hospitals$7,845 – $10,223: 319 hospitals$7,845$10,223 – $13,322: 164 hospitals$13,322 – $17,361: 116 hospitals$13,322$17,361 – $22,624: 79 hospitals$17,361median $6,974price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,581 of 1,754 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$1,602$2,08769
$2,087$2,72071
$2,720$3,545107
$3,545$4,619165
$4,619$6,020221
$6,020$7,845270
$7,845$10,223319
$10,223$13,322164
$13,322$17,361116
$17,361$22,62479

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$5,685
Median cash price$6,974
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.23×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $6,974.

Alaska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $7,972 across 33 hospitalsWA$7,972Idaho: median $9,733 across 12 hospitalsID$9,733Montana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $5,926 across 25 hospitalsMN$5,926Illinois: median $7,700 across 75 hospitalsIL$7,700Wisconsin: median $4,127 across 57 hospitalsWI$4,127Michigan: median $7,651 across 65 hospitalsMI$7,651New York: median $6,605 across 58 hospitalsNY$6,605Massachusetts: median $7,095 across 20 hospitalsMA$7,095Oregon: median $6,811 across 30 hospitalsOR$6,811Nevada: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: median $9,204 across 10 hospitalsSD$9,204Iowa: median $4,836 across 20 hospitalsIA$4,836Indiana: median $5,858 across 49 hospitalsIN$5,858Ohio: median $10,046 across 99 hospitalsOH$10,046Pennsylvania: median $8,367 across 80 hospitalsPA$8,367New Jersey: median $6,311 across 52 hospitalsNJ$6,311Connecticut: median $6,944 across 12 hospitalsCT$6,944Rhode Island: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $9,200 across 144 hospitalsCA$9,200Utah: median $8,241 across 26 hospitalsUT$8,241Colorado: median $9,770 across 33 hospitalsCO$9,770Nebraska: median $2,808 across 17 hospitalsNE$2,808Missouri: median $6,143 across 45 hospitalsMO$6,143Kentucky: median $6,685 across 31 hospitalsKY$6,685West Virginia: median $4,842 across 13 hospitalsWV$4,842Virginia: median $6,654 across 36 hospitalsVA$6,654Maryland: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $3,433 across 36 hospitalsAZ$3,433New Mexico: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $4,379 across 18 hospitalsKS$4,379Arkansas: median $3,931 across 15 hospitalsAR$3,931Tennessee: median $2,747 across 41 hospitalsTN$2,747North Carolina: median $4,579 across 43 hospitalsNC$4,579South Carolina: median $6,301 across 36 hospitalsSC$6,301Oklahoma: median $5,190 across 35 hospitalsOK$5,190Louisiana: median $4,224 across 35 hospitalsLA$4,224Mississippi: median $3,426 across 28 hospitalsMS$3,426Alabama: median $6,456 across 30 hospitalsAL$6,456Georgia: median $9,169 across 64 hospitalsGA$9,169Hawaii: median $3,757 across 10 hospitalsHI$3,757Texas: median $7,977 across 170 hospitalsTX$7,977Florida: median $8,246 across 93 hospitalsFL$8,246
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $6,974. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Ohio OH99$10,046+44%$4,923 – $19,010
Colorado CO33$9,770+40%$6,663 – $12,839
Idaho ID12$9,733+40%$8,000 – $12,563
South Dakota SD10$9,204+32%$9,074 – $9,204
California CA144$9,200+32%$5,550 – $17,170
Georgia GA64$9,169+31%$6,533 – $11,750
Pennsylvania PA80$8,367+20%$4,688 – $15,528
Florida FL93$8,246+18%$4,516 – $21,804
Utah UT26$8,241+18%$8,241 – $9,695
Texas TX170$7,977+14%$5,378 – $11,561
Washington WA33$7,972+14%$4,581 – $14,593
Illinois IL75$7,700+10%$2,738 – $12,728
Michigan MI65$7,651+10%$613 – $8,948
Massachusetts MA20$7,095+2%$4,171 – $8,927
Connecticut CT12$6,9440%$4,404 – $14,583
Oregon OR30$6,811−2%$683 – $9,861
Kentucky KY31$6,685−4%$2,471 – $16,177
Virginia VA36$6,654−5%$3,205 – $11,894
New York NY58$6,605−5%$4,340 – $12,291
Alabama AL30$6,456−7%$2,945 – $12,565
New Jersey NJ52$6,311−10%$4,627 – $7,333
South Carolina SC36$6,301−10%$4,562 – $11,939
Missouri MO45$6,143−12%$4,366 – $16,729
Minnesota MN25$5,926−15%$4,062 – $7,901
Indiana IN49$5,858−16%$3,769 – $9,599
Oklahoma OK35$5,190−26%$3,511 – $10,134
West Virginia WV13$4,842−31%$913 – $5,070
Iowa IA20$4,836−31%$3,452 – $7,954
North Carolina NC43$4,579−34%$2,854 – $7,293
Kansas KS18$4,379−37%$2,812 – $9,322
Louisiana LA35$4,224−39%$2,571 – $7,406
Wisconsin WI57$4,127−41%$2,285 – $9,492
Arkansas AR15$3,931−44%$2,419 – $5,040
Hawaii HI10$3,757−46%$2,228 – $12,275
Arizona AZ36$3,433−51%$2,563 – $27,360
Mississippi MS28$3,426−51%$2,664 – $3,997
Nebraska NE17$2,808−60%$1,690 – $9,544
Tennessee TN41$2,747−61%$1,694 – $6,735
Nevada NV9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $6,974.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,574$6,953$3,882 – $11,894
Children’s48$8,622$3,592 – $15,624
Critical access124$7,035$2,285 – $11,035
Ownership
For-profit230$8,246$3,811 – $15,827
Government210$5,464$2,880 – $9,322
Non-profit1,306$7,035$3,857 – $11,805
System affiliation
Part of a system1,533$7,050$3,882 – $12,135
Independent221$6,143$2,880 – $10,592

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$12,365
Median cash price$6,974
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

1,330 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $7,644 and the average of the middle 60% is $7,615; most fall between $3,885 and $12,265.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 1,330 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$2,457$4,562$7,644$11,067$17,231

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.0× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,457 vs $17,231).

Of the 1,439 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 1,330 gave a usable cash price; 51 carried a plausibility flag, 1 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 57 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,754 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (44%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,897 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,754
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here75
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded3
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded64
Hospitals that filed this code1,897

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other vascular catheterization, not heart family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Slctv Cath Carotid/Innom Art Angio Intrcranl Art.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Catheter and X-ray of brain arteries on one side (CPT 36223) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-36223-catheter-and-x-ray-of-brain-arteries-on-one-side