Contrast dye check of central venous catheter at Affinity Hospital LLC

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

IR-INJ W FLUR CV DEV

Birmingham, AL

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Affinity Hospital LLC’s median price of $287 is 17% below the median hospital's median price ($344), higher than 41% of the 2,296 hospitals reporting CPT 36598. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 36598 at Affinity Hospital LLC

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 22 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Aetna aetna all facility · other · outpatient	$173	$173	—	—	—	$173 – $173
2	Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$185	$185	—	—	—	$185 – $185
3	Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
4	UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · per diem · outpatient	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
5	Optum node united optum va ccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
6	Cigna Healthspring node cigna healthspring mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
7	Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
8	Clover node clover health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
9	Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
10	WellCare node wellcare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$198	$198	—	—	—	$198 – $198
11	WellCare node wellcare ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$292	$292	—	—	—	$292 – $292
12	Optum optum health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$316	$316	—	—	—	$316 – $316
13	Cigna cigna all facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$337	$337	—	—	—	$337 – $337
14	First Health first health facility · other · outpatient	$422	$422	—	—	—	$422 – $422
15	MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$429	$429	—	—	—	$429 – $429
16	MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
17	MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$492	$492	—	—	—	$492 – $492
18	MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$492	$492	—	—	—	$492 – $492
19	Bcbs Al bcbs al all facility · other · outpatient	$522	$522	—	—	—	$522 – $522
20	First Health first health work comp al facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$550	$550	—	—	—	$550 – $550
21	UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · case rate · outpatient	$631	$631	—	—	—	$631 – $631
22	UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · case rate · outpatient	$946	$946	—	—	—	$946 – $946

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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