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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Connecticut 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$117$58.88 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,318 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $372 to $7,943Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $39 to $331
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,365professional $117

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
$371.54
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $141 · 9th 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.