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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 July 2026.

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

$6,701

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,701 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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$813$295 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$4,571 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $12,303Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,820
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $813

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
$3,630.78
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,819.70
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 7th of 50

$6,701

$813 physician + $5,888 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.