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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

Washington, DC 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $120.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $79 to $234
$100$200$500professional $98

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
$15.85
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$346.74

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 41st of 51

$97.72

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.