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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Nebraska 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$57.54$40.74 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$129 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,023Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $33 to $79
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $195professional $58

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
$28.84
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$218.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 10th of 51

$69.18

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.