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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

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

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $363 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$45.71 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$195 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,820Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $36 to $166
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $363professional $93

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
$69.18
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$208.93

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in California than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $126 · 28th of 51
CA $186RI $79.43

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.