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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

South Carolina 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?

$2,043

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,043 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$724$245 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$871 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $661 to $11,482Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,230
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $724

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
$251.19
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,047.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$602.56
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
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$741.31

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$2,043

$724 physician + $1,318 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.