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Clearing A Sheath Around A Central Catheter

South 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$214$195 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$186 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $79 to $724Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $126 to $363
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $186professional $214

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
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
3 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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 38th of 51

$214

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.