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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Utah 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$132$50.12 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$257 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $162 to $4,571Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $40 to $372
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,754professional $132

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
$162.18
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$109.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$234.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98

Where Utah 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.

Utah $141 · 10th 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.