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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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$100$54.95 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$447 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $186 to $8,128Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $37 to $275
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,230professional $100

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
$186.21
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$295.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$316.23
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $107 · 48th 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.