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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Nebraska 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?

$2,925

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,925 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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$295$229 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,585 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $955 to $8,913Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,698
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $295

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
$354.81
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,801.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 33rd of 51

$2,925

$295 physician + $2,630 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.