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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 July 2026.

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

$7,187

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,187 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 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$427$224 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$1,738 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $407 to $15,488Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,122
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $427

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
$501.19
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,122.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 4th of 50

$7,187

$427 physician + $6,761 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.