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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Arizona 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$32.36$26.92 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$67.61 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $32 to $1,660Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $25 to $219
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $214professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 26th of 51

$48.98

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.