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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 October 2026.

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

$380

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $380.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $302 to $380
$500$1Kprofessional $380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 39.8 times more in Massachusetts than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 20th of 37

$380

MA $1,202SC $30.20

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.