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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 July 2026.

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

$2,558

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,558 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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$214$107 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,318 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $355 to $5,623Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $85 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $214

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
$630.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in New Hampshire 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· 21st of 51

$2,558

$214 physician + $2,344 facility

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.