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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

Illinois 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $141.

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 $107 · 10th to 90th $29 to $186
$50$100$200professional $107

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
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$144.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$24.55
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 29th of 51

$107

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.