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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

Wisconsin 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 October 2026.

How much does Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 from a hospital or other facility.

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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$117 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,175 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $158 to $4,467Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $56 to $759
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$436.52
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,128.61
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$323.59
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$870.96
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,344.23
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$354.81
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$218.78
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$501.19
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$645.65
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$870.96
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$524.81
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$162.18
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$51.29
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$51.29
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$51.29
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$45.71

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Wisconsin· 1st of 51

$224

WI $224NE $66.07

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.