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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Illinois 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$107$50.12 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$219 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $69 to $4,677Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $39 to $234
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,000professional $107

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
$69.18
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$223.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$524.81
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$151.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$208.93

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $126 · 26th 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.