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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

South Dakota 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 7 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$102$34.67 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$339 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,047Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $32 to $275
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $708professional $102

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
$512.86
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$245.47
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$281.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$295.12

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $123 · 30th 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.