go back

Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Rhode Island 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?

$550

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $977.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $9,550Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,000
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $550

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$550

HI $1,905WV $389

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.