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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

Montana 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $170.

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 $117 · 10th to 90th $85 to $550
$50$100$200$500professional $117

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 16th of 51

$117

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.