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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $65 to $186
$20$50$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
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th 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.