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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Massachusetts 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?

$2,508

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,508 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$229 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$269 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $209 to $5,623Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,950
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,905professional $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
$549.54
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,238.72
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Wisconsin than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMassachusetts $2,508 · 39th of 50
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.