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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Oklahoma 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?

$5,141

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,141 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$776$234 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$1,349 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $912 to $8,913Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $776

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
$794.33
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 15th of 50

$5,141

$776 physician + $4,365 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.