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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

New Mexico 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 6 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$129$50.12 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$67.61 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $47 to $1,349Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $39 to $245
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $158professional $129

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
$177.83
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$251.19

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $129 · 22nd 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.