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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 July 2026.

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

$2,893

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,893 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$603$214 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,349 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $537 to $4,365Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $603

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
$239.88
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,288.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 35th of 50

$2,893

$603 physician + $2,291 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.