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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 July 2026.

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

$2,445

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,445 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$1,000$525 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$776 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $219 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $214 to $3,981
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $1,000

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,981.07
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,677.35
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,073.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Wisconsin 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

Alaska· 40th of 50

$2,445

$1,000 physician + $1,445 facility

WI $8,498ND $1,521

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.