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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Louisiana 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$105$50.12 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$339 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $129 to $3,467Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $39 to $204
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $933professional $105

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
$151.36
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $141 · 14th 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.