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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 July 2026.

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

$4,840

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,840 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$269$191 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$3,388 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $8,511Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $117 to $550
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,571professional $269

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
$912.01
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34

Where Connecticut 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 feeConnecticut $4,840 · 2nd 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.