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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Georgia 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$126$56.23 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$933 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $372 to $6,457Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $39 to $288
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,239professional $126

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
$165.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$251.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$354.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $145 · 7th 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.