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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

New Jersey 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 October 2026.

How much does Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line cost?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 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 $3,236 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$39.81 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$380 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $66 to $8,511Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $32 to $186
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $107

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$177.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Jersey· 42nd of 51

$107

WI $224NE $66.07

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.