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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36581

An existing long-term intravenous catheter, one that runs under the skin to a large vein near the heart, is removed and replaced with a new one through the same access site, without a separate medication reservoir or port attached. This is used when a catheter that has been in place for ongoing IV access needs to be swapped out.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line cost?

$5,611

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,611 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$933$631 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$3,388 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $10,471Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,090
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $933

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,760.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,981.07
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,090.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$16,218.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Alaska· 4th of 51

$5,611

$933 physician + $4,677 facility

CO $7,315MT $1,443

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.