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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Colorado 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?

$7,268

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,268 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,607 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$209 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,607$3,890 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $13,804Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,318
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $661

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
$870.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,995.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 3rd of 50

$7,268

$661 physician + $6,607 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.