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Dual-Catheter Central Line for Dialysis Access

Virginia 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?

$4,740

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,740 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$759$389 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$1,349 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $468 to $12,882Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $759

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
$977.24
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,698.24
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
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 10th of 51

$4,740

$759 physician + $3,981 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.