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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Florida 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?

$5,717

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,717 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$209 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$2,239 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $891 to $12,303Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,549
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $589

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
$812.83
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,584.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$691.83
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$776.25

Where Florida 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

Florida· 11th of 50

$5,717

$589 physician + $5,129 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.