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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Colorado 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?

$4,319

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,319 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$123 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$1,072 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $120 to $13,490Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $95 to $437
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,074professional $245

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
$95.50
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$794.33
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$524.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52

Where Colorado 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 feeColorado $4,319 · 6th 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.