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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Arkansas 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?

$1,993

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,993 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$372$224 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$1,072 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $295 to $3,236Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,047
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $372

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,047.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,288.25
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 45th of 50

$1,993

$372 physician + $1,622 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.