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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 October 2026.

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

$5,280

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,280 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$245 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$1,288 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $794 to $10,000Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,549
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $813

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
$831.76
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 5th of 51

$5,280

$813 physician + $4,467 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.