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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

North Carolina 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $178.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $74 to $282
$100$200$500professional $105

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
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$117.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$676.08

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$105

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.