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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Missouri 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?

$2,896

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,896 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$708$224 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,175 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,026Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,778
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $708

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
$371.54
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,819.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 34th of 50

$2,896

$708 physician + $2,188 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.