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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Indiana 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$10.47 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$79.43 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $44 to $3,715Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $10 to $48
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $417professional $28

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
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$8.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$5.50
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 50th of 51

$31.62

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.