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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 October 2026.

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

$3,323

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,323 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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$372$240 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,349 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $708 to $9,772Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,122
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $372

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,964.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.4 times more in Colorado than in North Dakota. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 7th of 51

$3,323

$372 physician + $2,951 facility

CO $4,594ND $443

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.