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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Indiana 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?

$8,089

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,089 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,413 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$214 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,413$1,862 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $479 to $17,378Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,413professional $676

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
$213.80
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 2nd of 50

$8,089

$676 physician + $7,413 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.