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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Maine 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?

$2,577

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,577 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$389$275 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,230 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $282 to $3,715Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,259
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $389

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,445.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,445.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$870.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$616.60
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$933.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$186.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$123.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$870.96

Where Maine 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

Maine· 37th of 51

$2,577

$389 physician + $2,188 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.