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Replacement Of A Long-Term Central IV Line

West 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 July 2026.

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

$5,884

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,884 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$389$195 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$759 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $186 to $5,495Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $35 to $933
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $5,495professional $389

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
$186.21
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$870.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$17,378.01
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 9th of 50

$5,884

$389 physician + $5,495 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.