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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Indiana 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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$115$44.67 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$407 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $62 to $7,244Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $39 to $178
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,455professional $115

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
$50.12
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,709.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$213.80

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $129 · 24th 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.