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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Illinois 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?

$2,412

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,412 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$219 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,072 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $347 to $5,888Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,514
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $550

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
$346.74
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,230.27
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,089.30
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 41st of 50

$2,412

$550 physician + $1,862 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.