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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Colorado 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 7 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$112$45.71 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$158 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $55 to $6,918Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $39 to $204
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,089professional $112

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
$138.04
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $138 · 18th 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.