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Removal of Tissue Sleeve Around a Central Line

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 36595

Over time a sleeve of fibrous material can build up around the outside of a long-term central line where it sits in the vein, stopping it from drawing or flowing. This procedure clears that sleeve by entering a vein at a separate site and stripping the material away from the outside of the catheter under X-ray guidance.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Tissue Sleeve Around a Central Line cost?

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $5,129.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $219 to $7,762Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,738
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$398.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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.

Washington, DC· 3rd of 51

$1,288

CA $3,890RI $417

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.