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Contrast Dye Check Of An Existing Central Line

West 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 5 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$39.81 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$37.15 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $37 to $1,413Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $37 to $162
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $117professional $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
$37.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$707.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,445.44
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$199.53

Where West 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.

West Virginia $107 · 47th 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.