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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 July 2026.

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

$5,358

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,358 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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$891$389 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$2,138 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $891 to $10,715Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $282 to $2,512
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $891

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
$194.98
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,888.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 13th of 50

$5,358

$891 physician + $4,467 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.