go back

Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Arkansas 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?

$1,271

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,271 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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$200$120 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$479 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $166 to $3,631Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $105 to $589
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,072professional $200

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
$120.23
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$660.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$416.87

Where Arkansas 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 feeArkansas $1,271 · 41st 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.