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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Nevada 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?

$2,963

Typical total for the visit. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,963 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$724$219 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,259 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $200 to $6,918Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,413
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $724

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
$199.53
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,318.26
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,122.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 33rd of 50

$2,963

$724 physician + $2,239 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.