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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Arizona 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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$107$42.66 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$324 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $98 to $5,623Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $37 to $209
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,905professional $107

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
$724.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $120 · 35th 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.