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Extra Needle Access Into A Dialysis Circuit

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 36148

An additional needle or catheter is placed into a dialysis access — the surgically created connection between an artery and a vein used for hemodialysis — so that treatment can be carried out from a second entry point. It is billed in addition to the main access procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extra Needle Access Into A Dialysis Circuit cost?

$302

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 to $427.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $59 to $490Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,202
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $275professional $1,096

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 25.7 times more in California than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $302 · 26th of 46
CA $3,802UT $148

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.