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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

North Dakota 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $209.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $89 to $251
$100$200$500professional $129

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
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 12th of 51

$129

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.