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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36592

Collection of a blood sample drawn back through a catheter that is already in place in a vein, rather than by a fresh needle stick. It covers the nursing time and supplies used to withdraw, discard and flush appropriately so the sample is not diluted. It is used for patients who have a long-term line and need frequent testing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter cost?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $479 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$60.26 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$170 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $55 to $1,175Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $32 to $141
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $479professional $120

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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$79.43
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$204.17
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$141.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Tennessee than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$120

TN $209KY $29.51

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.