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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Rhode Island 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 4 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 $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$135 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,660Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $29 to $54
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $234professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 25th of 51

$48.98

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.