Contrast dye check of central venous catheter at Ascension Seton

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

INJ W/FLUOR EVAL CV DEVICE

Luling, TX

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Ascension Seton’s median price of $79 is 77% below the median hospital's median price ($345), higher than 3% of the 2,280 hospitals reporting CPT 36598. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 36598 at Ascension Seton

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4127_blue cross blue shield bav exchange 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$67	$67	—	—	—	$67 – $67
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip/star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4170_blue cross chip (ebd) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4170_blue cross chip/star kids (ebd) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4219_chirp blue cross star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4221_chirp blue cross star (ebd) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield 5003_blue cross star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield 5007_blue cross star kids (ebd) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
10	UnitedHealthcare 4253_chirp uhc star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
11	UnitedHealthcare 4255_chirp uhc star (ebd) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
12	UnitedHealthcare 4264_chirp uhc star plus (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
13	UnitedHealthcare 4266_chirp uhc star plus (ebd) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
14	UnitedHealthcare 4311_uhc star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
15	UnitedHealthcare 4313_uhc star kids (ebd) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4440_blue cross blue shield hpn 20250501 fee schedule · outpatient	$89	$89	—	—	—	$89 – $89
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4497_blue cross blue shield hpn (dell, williamson,hays) 20250501 fee schedule · outpatient	$89	$89	—	—	—	$89 – $89
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4095_blue cross blue shield hmo essentials 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$96	$96	—	—	—	$96 – $96
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4094_blue cross blue shield ppo 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$109	$109	—	—	—	$109 – $109
20	Tricare 1229_tricare cah outpatient 20170101 fee schedule · outpatient	$193	$193	—	—	—	$193 – $193
21	Oscar 4511_oscar health plan 20251001 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$394	$394	—	—	—	$394 – $394
22	Humana 206_humana hmo custom 20140201 other · outpatient	$969	$969	—	—	—	$969 – $969

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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