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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Idaho 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?

$3,204

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,204 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$316 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,585 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $813 to $7,244Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,585
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,479.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,548.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,513.56
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44
20 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
$117.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,819.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$371.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 25th of 51

$3,204

$692 physician + $2,512 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.