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Procedure price report · Other vascular catheterization, not heart

Catheter placed in a second-order abdominal or leg artery

CPT 36246the billing code this page is about

Guiding a catheter one branch further, into a second-order artery of the abdomen, pelvis, or leg; billed once per artery family.

Hospitals typically charge $1,664 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,897 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $1,781. Most fall between $729 and $3,480 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,897
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 1,897 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
$466$848$1,664$3,017$5,006

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 11× what the cheapest tenth charges ($466 vs $5,006).

How the prices are spread

$330 – $446: 82 hospitals$330$446 – $604: 102 hospitals$604 – $817: 175 hospitals$604$817 – $1,106: 189 hospitals$1,106 – $1,496: 219 hospitals$1,106$1,496 – $2,024: 255 hospitals$2,024 – $2,739: 239 hospitals$2,024$2,739 – $3,706: 224 hospitals$3,706 – $5,014: 129 hospitals$3,706$5,014 – $6,784: 96 hospitals$5,014median $1,664price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,710 of 1,897 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$330$44682
$446$604102
$604$817175
$817$1,106189
$1,106$1,496219
$1,496$2,024255
$2,024$2,739239
$2,739$3,706224
$3,706$5,014129
$5,014$6,78496

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $1,664.

Alaska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $3,225 across 36 hospitalsWA$3,225Idaho: median $2,352 across 12 hospitalsID$2,352Montana: median $1,359 across 12 hospitalsMT$1,359North Dakota: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $1,523 across 38 hospitalsMN$1,523Illinois: median $2,055 across 85 hospitalsIL$2,055Wisconsin: median $1,878 across 62 hospitalsWI$1,878Michigan: median $1,436 across 63 hospitalsMI$1,436New York: median $1,270 across 70 hospitalsNY$1,270Massachusetts: median $1,125 across 26 hospitalsMA$1,125Oregon: median $1,600 across 30 hospitalsOR$1,600Nevada: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: median $2,458 across 10 hospitalsSD$2,458Iowa: median $2,094 across 24 hospitalsIA$2,094Indiana: median $1,696 across 52 hospitalsIN$1,696Ohio: median $1,867 across 107 hospitalsOH$1,867Pennsylvania: median $3,063 across 88 hospitalsPA$3,063New Jersey: median $3,786 across 43 hospitalsNJ$3,786Connecticut: median $1,368 across 16 hospitalsCT$1,368Rhode Island: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $2,803 across 141 hospitalsCA$2,803Utah: median $1,576 across 27 hospitalsUT$1,576Colorado: median $1,816 across 37 hospitalsCO$1,816Nebraska: median $1,291 across 19 hospitalsNE$1,291Missouri: median $1,682 across 51 hospitalsMO$1,682Kentucky: median $1,102 across 30 hospitalsKY$1,102West Virginia: median $724 across 22 hospitalsWV$724Virginia: median $1,191 across 45 hospitalsVA$1,191Maryland: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $1,404 across 35 hospitalsAZ$1,404New Mexico: median $953 across 11 hospitalsNM$953Kansas: median $1,061 across 25 hospitalsKS$1,061Arkansas: median $895 across 20 hospitalsAR$895Tennessee: median $773 across 46 hospitalsTN$773North Carolina: median $1,260 across 50 hospitalsNC$1,260South Carolina: median $1,161 across 34 hospitalsSC$1,161Oklahoma: median $969 across 36 hospitalsOK$969Louisiana: median $942 across 43 hospitalsLA$942Mississippi: median $760 across 30 hospitalsMS$760Alabama: median $937 across 30 hospitalsAL$937Georgia: median $1,678 across 64 hospitalsGA$1,678Hawaii: median $686 across 11 hospitalsHI$686Texas: median $2,320 across 169 hospitalsTX$2,320Florida: median $1,965 across 88 hospitalsFL$1,965
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,664. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
New Jersey NJ43$3,786+128%$300 – $5,339
Washington WA36$3,225+94%$1,774 – $5,782
Pennsylvania PA88$3,063+84%$951 – $4,321
California CA141$2,803+68%$790 – $4,142
South Dakota SD10$2,458+48%$2,121 – $2,929
Idaho ID12$2,352+41%$1,800 – $4,332
Texas TX169$2,320+39%$1,074 – $4,885
Iowa IA24$2,094+26%$868 – $3,498
Illinois IL85$2,055+24%$775 – $3,284
Florida FL88$1,965+18%$961 – $4,385
Wisconsin WI62$1,878+13%$1,395 – $2,584
Ohio OH107$1,867+12%$986 – $2,941
Colorado CO37$1,816+9%$1,050 – $2,301
Indiana IN52$1,696+2%$645 – $2,837
Missouri MO51$1,682+1%$830 – $3,386
Georgia GA64$1,678+1%$1,183 – $3,440
Oregon OR30$1,600−4%$747 – $1,756
Utah UT27$1,576−5%$1,311 – $1,854
Minnesota MN38$1,523−8%$620 – $2,603
Michigan MI63$1,436−14%$761 – $4,392
Arizona AZ35$1,404−16%$900 – $7,758
Connecticut CT16$1,368−18%$908 – $4,057
Montana MT12$1,359−18%$1,173 – $1,558
Nebraska NE19$1,291−22%$868 – $1,711
New York NY70$1,270−24%$408 – $4,680
North Carolina NC50$1,260−24%$685 – $1,556
Virginia VA45$1,191−28%$614 – $2,541
South Carolina SC34$1,161−30%$729 – $2,207
Massachusetts MA26$1,125−32%$586 – $2,718
Kentucky KY30$1,102−34%$539 – $3,529
Kansas KS25$1,061−36%$626 – $1,586
Oklahoma OK36$969−42%$664 – $1,681
New Mexico NM11$953−43%$442 – $1,320
Louisiana LA43$942−43%$528 – $2,212
Alabama AL30$937−44%$306 – $2,696
Arkansas AR20$895−46%$470 – $1,140
Tennessee TN46$773−54%$344 – $1,678
Mississippi MS30$760−54%$572 – $1,544
West Virginia WV22$724−57%$268 – $1,480
Hawaii HI11$686−59%$584 – $1,222
New Hampshire NH8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT3not 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 $1,664.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,674$1,689$740 – $3,529
Children’s48$2,571$672 – $5,394
Critical access166$1,544$706 – $2,603
Ownership
For-profit236$2,016$814 – $4,809
Government226$1,155$649 – $2,510
Non-profit1,426$1,716$729 – $3,440
System affiliation
Part of a system1,625$1,743$773 – $3,529
Independent272$1,283$534 – $2,837

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,958
Median cash price$1,664
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

1,471 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,767 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,839; most fall between $792 and $3,370.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 1,471 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
$523$895$1,767$2,988$4,471

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 8.6× what the cheapest tenth charges ($523 vs $4,471).

Of the 1,596 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 1,471 gave a usable cash price; 42 carried a plausibility flag, 1 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 1 gave an estimate, and 81 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,897 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (48%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 2,110 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,897
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here70
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded4
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded138
Hospitals that filed this code2,110

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • 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 Cathj 2nd Order Abdl Pel/Lxtr Art Brnch.

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 placed in a second-order abdominal or leg artery (CPT 36246) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-36246-catheter-placed-in-a-second-order-abdominal-or-leg-artery