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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Idaho 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 9 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$52.48 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$112 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $51 to $708Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $46 to $234
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $209professional $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
$131.83
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$208.93

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $117 · 39th 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.