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Dual-Catheter Central Line for Dialysis Access

Tennessee 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 October 2026.

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

$3,424

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,424 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$501 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,549 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $6,457Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $355 to $6,607
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $912

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,778.28
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Colorado than in North Dakota. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Tennessee· 19th of 51

$3,424

$912 physician + $2,512 facility

CO $7,632ND $1,783

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.