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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 October 2026.

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

$2,961

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,961 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$562$263 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,622 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $13,183Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,660
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$794.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$17,378.01
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where West 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

West Virginia· 32nd of 51

$2,961

$562 physician + $2,399 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.