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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 October 2026.

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

$1,739

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,739 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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$191$120 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$513 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $282 to $3,631Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $85 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $191

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$24.55

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 25th of 51

$1,739

$191 physician + $1,549 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.