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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$117$45.71 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$347 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $115 to $4,898Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $38 to $269
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,349professional $117

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
$44.67
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $141 · 12th 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.