Replacement of a Short-Term Central Line

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 36580

Replaces an existing central venous catheter — a tube whose tip lies in a large vein close to the heart — with a new one, using the same vein entry point. The catheter is the kind that goes straight in through a vein in the neck, chest, or groin and exits at the skin nearby, with no reservoir or pump implanted under the skin. It is done when the existing line is worn, blocked, or no longer working.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Replacement of a Short-Term Central Line cost?

$3,175

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,175 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

7% physician fee93% facility fee

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 53 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$224	$107 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$2,951	$1,230 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $240 to $8,913Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $68 to $575

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $204.17 Median $2,570.40 Typical High $8,912.51	Facility	Global	$204.17	$2,570.40	$8,912.51
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,548.82 Median $4,265.80 Typical High $10,232.93	Facility	Global	$1,548.82	$4,265.80	$10,232.93
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $102.33 Median $758.58 Typical High $17,378.01	Facility	Global	$102.33	$758.58	$17,378.01
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $660.69 Median $1,995.26 Typical High $5,495.41	Facility	Global	$660.69	$1,995.26	$5,495.41

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Colorado than in Oregon. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

CO $5,659OR $568

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.