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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 July 2026.

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

$4,192

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,192 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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$724$245 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,202 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $372 to $8,511Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,660
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $724

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,513.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,471.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,548.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 21st of 50

$4,192

$724 physician + $3,467 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.