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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Delaware 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $100 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$32.36$28.18 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$87.10 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $56 to $1,698Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $27 to $43
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $100professional $32

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
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$40.74
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$64.57

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 32nd of 51

$42.66

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.