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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Connecticut 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?

$3,799

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,799 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$251$162 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,175 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $562 to $7,762Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $117 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $251

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
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$602.56
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
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.02

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$3,799

$251 physician + $3,548 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.