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Clot Removal From A Dialysis Access Cannula

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 36860

Clearing a blood clot out of an external dialysis access cannula so that dialysis treatment can go ahead. The clotted line is opened, the clot is drawn or flushed out, and flow through the access is checked before it is used again.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Clot Removal From A Dialysis Access Cannula cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$224$155 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$676 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $324 to $3,715Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $132 to $355
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,514professional $224

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
$316.23
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 26.3 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.

Louisiana $389 · 7th of 51
CA $3,890RI $148

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.