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Placement Of A Vein-To-Vein Tube For Repeated Access

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 36800

This procedure creates a temporary connection between two veins using a thin tube, giving repeated access to the bloodstream for treatments such as dialysis or other procedures that require drawing or returning blood. It is an older, less commonly used technique compared with modern catheters or surgically created vein connections. The tube allows a vein to be accessed reliably over a short period.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement Of A Vein-To-Vein Tube For Repeated Access cost?

$1,971

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,971 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$151$120 to $195
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,230 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $219 to $7,079Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $112 to $234
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,820professional $151

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
$213.80
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 55.3 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeArkansas $1,971 · 41st of 50
IN $14,596WV $264

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.