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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 July 2026.

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

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$129$75.86 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$209 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $69 to $1,413Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $46 to $389
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $398professional $129

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
$38.02
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$436.52
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$933.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $138 · 17th 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.