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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

New Hampshire 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?

$3,501

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,501 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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$550$324 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$776 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $224 to $8,710Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,820
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,951professional $550

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
$223.87
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,238.72
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Wisconsin than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNew Hampshire $3,501 · 29th of 50
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.