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Clearing A Blocked Dialysis Access Site

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 36904

This procedure removes a blood clot that is blocking a permanent dialysis access site, such as a fistula or graft, so that dialysis can continue safely. It's done by threading thin instruments through the skin into the blood vessel, guided by live imaging, and may include injecting a clot-dissolving medication directly at the site. The goal is to restore blood flow through the access without open surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Clearing A Blocked Dialysis Access Site cost?

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $2,239.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $12,882Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $229 to $2,344
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $1,288

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$1,288

CA $4,571HI $724

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.