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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Connecticut 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?

$6,187

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,187 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$295 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$3,090 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $871 to $11,749Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,698
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $692

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
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,698.24
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,290.87
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
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$812.83

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 3rd of 51

$6,187

$692 physician + $5,495 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.