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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 July 2026.

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

$1,916

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,916 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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$794$288 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$490 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $257 to $4,365Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,622
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $794

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
$181.97
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,623.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,698.24
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,995.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 46th of 50

$1,916

$794 physician + $1,122 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.