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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

Virginia 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $141.

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 $110 · 10th to 90th $76 to $182
$20$50$100$200professional $110

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
$15.85
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$323.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.92
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$165.96
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$223.87
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$40.74
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 24th of 51

$110

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.