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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 October 2026.

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

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $891 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$97.72$56.23 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$417 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,445Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $40 to $204
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $891professional $98

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
$40.74
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,445.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 46th of 51

$100

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.