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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Tennessee 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$107$45.71 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$501 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $155 to $3,467Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $39 to $214
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,096professional $107

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
$97.72
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $120 · 31st 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.