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Dual-Catheter Central Line for Dialysis Access

California rates for HCPCS 36565

A procedure to place a long-term central venous catheter that uses two separate tubes inserted through two different entry points into large veins, most often to provide the two-way blood flow needed for hemodialysis. The catheter is tunneled under the skin for a more secure, longer-lasting placement, and this version does not include an implanted port or pump reservoir. It is typically used when a patient needs ongoing dialysis access rather than a short-term line.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Dual-Catheter Central Line for Dialysis Access cost?

$7,143

Typical total for the visit. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,143 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 12 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$977$389 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$3,981 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $13,804Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $331 to $3,311
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,166professional $977

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$19,054.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,090.30
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,125.38
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$45,708.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,884.03
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where California sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeCalifornia $7,143 · 10th of 50
IN $10,851WV $1,524

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.