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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Georgia 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.02$20.42 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$105 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $65 to $4,898Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $10 to $71
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $174professional $38

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
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.47
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$100.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$100.00

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 30th of 51

$44.67

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.