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Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

Vermont 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $54.95 to $120.

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 $117 · 10th to 90th $55 to $151
$100$200professional $117

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$269.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$239.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$213.80

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 15th of 51

$117

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.