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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

North Carolina 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$39.81$32.36 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$77.62 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $35 to $1,096Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $28 to $72
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $129professional $40

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
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$77.62
5 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.47

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 39th of 51

$41.69

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.