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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Kentucky 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$97.72$46.77 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$155 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $55 to $8,511Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $39 to $200
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $724professional $98

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
$54.95
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$707.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $107 · 45th 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.