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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

North Carolina 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?

$2,064

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,064 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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$776$229 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$741 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $186 to $7,079Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $178 to $2,239
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $776

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
$181.97
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 43rd of 50

$2,064

$776 physician + $1,288 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.