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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 October 2026.

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

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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$117$51.29 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$631 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $141 to $4,677Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $37 to $447
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $117

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 22nd of 51

$123

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.