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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

New Jersey 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $85.11 to $115.

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 $100 · 10th to 90th $69 to $155
$100$200$500professional $100

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
$18.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$29.51
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$36.31
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 38th of 51

$100

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.