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Clearing A Sheath Around A Central Catheter

Rhode Island 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?

$282

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $363.

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 $468 · 10th to 90th $347 to $562Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $158 to $389
$100$200$500facility $468professional $282

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 19th of 51

$282

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.