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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

Virginia 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?

$3,712

Typical total for the visit. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,712 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$214 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,023 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $269 to $12,023Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,288
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,020professional $692

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
$316.23
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$977.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
$104.71
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$741.31

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 18th of 51

$3,712

$692 physician + $3,020 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.