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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 October 2026.

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

$5,011

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,011 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$646$295 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,138 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $676 to $14,125Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $646

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
$208.93
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$912.01
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,348.96
6 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
$104.71
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$630.96

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 6th of 51

$5,011

$646 physician + $4,365 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.