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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Kentucky 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $110 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$23.44 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$37.15 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $28 to $1,148Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $20 to $46
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $110professional $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
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.79
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$29.51

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.