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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Kentucky 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?

$2,138

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$479$224 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$741 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $288 to $4,266Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,122
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $479

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
$181.97
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$912.01
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$3,388.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,801.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,380.38
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$2,138

$479 physician + $1,660 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.