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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

Colorado rates for HCPCS 77001

This describes the use of real-time X-ray imaging, known as fluoroscopy, to help a clinician guide a catheter into a large vein and confirm it is positioned correctly. It is used alongside a separate procedure to place, exchange, or remove this type of catheter, not as a standalone visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $135.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $74 to $204
$100$200professional $105

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
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$37.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$79.43
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$173.78

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Colorado· 34th of 51

$105

AK $245TX $85.11

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.