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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Minnesota 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?

$2,975

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,975 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 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$933$389 to $1,738
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$891 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $200 to $7,943Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,512
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $933

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
$199.53
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,090.30
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,884.03
6 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
$100.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 31st of 51

$2,975

$933 physician + $2,042 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.