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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 8 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$110$47.86 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$74.13 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $46 to $6,918Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $41 to $214
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $170professional $110

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
$66.07
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$199.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,479.11
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $120 · 37th 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.