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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

New Jersey 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$32.36$28.18 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$339 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $66 to $3,631Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $69
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $851professional $32

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
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$70.79
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th of 51

$40.74

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.