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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Florida 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 Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 8 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$95.50$43.65 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$741 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $331 to $10,715Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $37 to $204
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,995professional $95

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
$346.74
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$112.20
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$47,863.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$218.78
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$208.93
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$117.49

Where Florida 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.

Florida $120 · 32nd 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.