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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Virginia 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$30.20 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$61.66 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $32 to $10,233Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $27 to $54
$100$1K$10Kfacility $437professional $35

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
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 46th of 51

$36.31

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.