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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36556

Placement of a temporary intravenous catheter directly into a large central vein, such as in the neck or chest, without tunneling it under the skin. It's used for patients age 5 and older, typically for shorter-term needs such as IV medications, fluids, or monitoring during a hospital stay.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+ cost?

$1,461

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,461 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$339$214 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$288 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $105 to $6,310Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,122
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,122professional $339

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
$691.83
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,348.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in New Hampshire than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $1,461 · 38th of 51
NH $5,138ND $428

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.