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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $661 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$107$60.26 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$263 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $74 to $8,511Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $33 to $339
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $661professional $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
$234.42
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$870.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $138 · 16th 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.