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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Alabama 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$31.62$26.92 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$85.11 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $85 to $977Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $51
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $85professional $32

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 6th of 51

$85.11

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.