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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

New Mexico 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?

$3,038

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,038 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$468$263 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,288 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,471Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,380
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $468

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
$204.17
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,467.37
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 28th of 51

$3,038

$468 physician + $2,570 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.