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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 July 2026.

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

$224

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $355.

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

Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $162 to $676
$100$200$500professional $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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 26th of 51

$224

AK $661FL $158

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.