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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

Connecticut 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $182.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $55 to $245
$20$50$100$200$500professional $115

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
$22.91
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$208.93
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.02
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 22nd of 51

$115

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.