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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 October 2026.

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

$7,315

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,315 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 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$708$263 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,607$3,162 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $12,882Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,622
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,348.96
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,348.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,388.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 1st of 51

$7,315

$708 physician + $6,607 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.