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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Idaho 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $204 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56.23$39.81 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$115 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $65 to $417Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $32 to $87
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $204professional $56

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
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$48.98
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$87.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$204.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$61.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$173.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.77

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$64.57

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.