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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Mississippi 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$112$47.86 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$282 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $112 to $1,413Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $38 to $245
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $513professional $112

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
$35.48
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$245.47

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $129 · 25th 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.