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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36598

This procedure injects contrast dye into an already-placed central venous catheter while taking live X-ray images, to confirm the catheter is positioned correctly and functioning properly. It's used to investigate a suspected problem with the catheter, such as blockage or malposition, rather than to place a new catheter. A written report of the findings is produced.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $891 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$158$107 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$525 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $209 to $12,023Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $65 to $479
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $891professional $158

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$354.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$630.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$10,964.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Nebraska. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$204

WI $224NE $66.07

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.