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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

North Dakota 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $138 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 5 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$107$52.48 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$57.54 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $37 to $2,042Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $38 to $275
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $138professional $107

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
$37.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$257.04

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $107 · 46th 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.