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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

South Dakota 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?

$2,454

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,454 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$832$407 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$955 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $302 to $2,754Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,188
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $832

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
$181.97
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,623.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,290.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,949.84
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
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$602.56

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 41st of 51

$2,454

$832 physician + $1,622 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.