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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

North Carolina 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 8 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$166$89.13 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$87.10 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $43 to $2,291Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $44 to $324
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $174professional $166

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
$47.86
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$234.42
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $166 · 3rd 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.