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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Michigan 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$102$46.77 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$162 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $51 to $4,074Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $40 to $191
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $204professional $102

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
$51.29
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$251.19
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $117 · 40th 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.