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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

South Carolina 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$77.62$45.71 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$115 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $50 to $7,762Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $37 to $174
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $269professional $78

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
$50.12
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $110 · 43rd 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.