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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 October 2026.

How much does Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line cost?

$2,656

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,656 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$661$204 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$851 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,586Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $661

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
$363.08
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,715.35
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,258.93
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,445.44
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 36th of 51

$2,656

$661 physician + $1,995 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.