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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Utah 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?

$4,564

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,564 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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$1,096$372 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$2,884 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $6,026Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,698
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,467professional $1,096

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
$295.12
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,380.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,737.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Utah 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 feeUtah $4,564 · 19th 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.