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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

California 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?

$4,480

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,480 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$214$115 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,754 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $13,183Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $87 to $724
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,266professional $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
$234.42
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$851.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,456.54
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$524.81
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$707.95
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$457.09

Where California 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 feeCalifornia $4,480 · 5th 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.