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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Arizona 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?

$1,295

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,295 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 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$224$115 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$479 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $363 to $3,715Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $224

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
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
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.91

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 33rd of 51

$1,295

$224 physician + $1,072 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.