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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Delaware 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?

$488

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $488 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $269 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$219$100 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$269$100 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $79 to $6,310Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $87 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $269professional $219

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
$79.43
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 50th of 51

$488

$219 physician + $269 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.