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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

New York 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 11 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$117$58.88 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,479 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $117 to $8,511Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $40 to $263
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $117

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
$60.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$223.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$257.04
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$309.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,570.40
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$147.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$426.58
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$389.05
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23

Where New York 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 York $145 · 8th 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.