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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Minnesota 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$145$79.43 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$51.29 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $39 to $1,288Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $50 to $447
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $339professional $145

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
$38.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$398.11
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$933.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$380.19

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 51

$148

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.