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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Kansas 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$107$61.66 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$380 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $155 to $7,943Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $45 to $204
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,138professional $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
$223.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $151 · 6th 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.