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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Massachusetts 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $117 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$40.74 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$50.12 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $36 to $2,042Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $28 to $251
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $117professional $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
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$66.07
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,818.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$169.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$131.83
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 14th of 51

$61.66

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.