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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Georgia 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?

$5,079

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,079 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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$813$275 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$1,698 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $955 to $9,120Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,698
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $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
$851.14
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,778.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,737.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,819.70
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 16th of 50

$5,079

$813 physician + $4,266 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.