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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

South 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $151 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$37.15$30.20 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$105 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $72 to $1,122Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $26 to $60
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $151professional $37

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
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$40.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 34th of 51

$42.66

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.