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Placement Of A Temporary Central Line In A Young Child

South Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$117 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$339 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $158 to $15,136Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $83 to $501
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $195

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
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$489.78

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$240

CA $2,570RI $178

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.