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Clearing A Sheath Around A Central Catheter

North Carolina 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $209 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$145 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$209 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $174 to $316Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $112 to $447
$100$200$500facility $209professional $209

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
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$416.87
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$83.18

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 42nd of 51

$209

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.