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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Tennessee 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?

$3,204

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,204 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$251 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,820 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $759 to $6,761Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,413
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,692professional $513

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
$616.60
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,348.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,412.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Wisconsin than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeTennessee $3,204 · 31st of 50
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.