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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

South 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 to $110.

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 $89 · 10th to 90th $68 to $148
$50$100$200professional $89

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
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 49th of 51

$89.13

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.