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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 July 2026.

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

$2,509

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,509 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$468$240 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$2,042 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $4,898Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $468

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,445.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Maine 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

Maine· 38th of 50

$2,509

$468 physician + $2,042 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.