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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Ohio 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?

$3,796

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,796 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$407$219 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,995 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $603 to $10,233Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,514
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $407

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
$602.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,951.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 24th of 50

$3,796

$407 physician + $3,388 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.