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Clot Removal From A Dialysis Access Cannula

Michigan 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 October 2026.

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

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $692 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$151 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$427 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,862Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $135 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $692professional $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
$154.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$398.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$158.49
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$46.77
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Michigan· 41st of 51

$245

AK $776KY $182

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.