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Placement Of A Temporary Central Line In A Young Child

New York rates for HCPCS 36555

Insertion of a central venous catheter, a thin tube placed into a large vein near the heart, that is not tunneled under the skin, meaning it is meant for shorter-term use rather than long-term. This version is for a child younger than five years old, a population whose smaller size makes the procedure more technically demanding than in an older child or adult. It is used to give medications, fluids, or nutrition, or to draw blood, when a standard arm or hand IV is not adequate.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Placement Of A Temporary Central Line In A Young Child cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$170 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,380 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,413Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $115 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $200

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$407.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$346.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$407.38
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$933.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$27.54

Where New York sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

New York· 47th of 51

$204

AK $646NE $158

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.