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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

North Dakota 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?

$1,626

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,626 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$339 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$251 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $182 to $3,236Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,820
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $813professional $813

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
$181.97
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
4 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
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$81.28

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 50th of 51

$1,626

$813 physician + $813 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.