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Clearing A Sheath Around A Central Catheter

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 75901

Removal of the sleeve of clot-like material that can build up around the outside of a long-term intravenous catheter and stop it working. Working under X-ray guidance through a puncture in a separate vein, a snare or similar device strips the sleeve away, and the imaging is supervised and interpreted by a radiologist.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Clearing A Sheath Around A Central Catheter cost?

$224

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $257.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $224 to $224Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $26 to $631
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $224professional $224

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$645.65

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 34th of 51

$224

AK $661KY $155

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.