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Placement Of A Temporary Central Line In A Young Child

Vermont 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?

$269

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $380.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $309 to $3,631Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $145 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $229

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 28th of 51

$269

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.