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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Delaware 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?

$2,438

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,438 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$575$219 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,096 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $617 to $3,890Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $575

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 42nd of 51

$2,438

$575 physician + $1,862 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.