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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 October 2026.

How much does Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $263 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$50.12 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$240 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,514Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $39 to $204
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $263professional $102

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 23rd of 51

$123

WI $224NE $66.07

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.