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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $158.

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 $107 · 10th to 90th $81 to $295
$100$200$500professional $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
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
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
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.92
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 26th 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.