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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Florida 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?

$1,388

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,388 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$186$107 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$589 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $355 to $10,965Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $76 to $347
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,202professional $186

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
$138.04
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$218.78
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$9,772.37
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$346.74
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$11,748.98
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
6 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
$43.65
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$371.54

Where Florida 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

Florida· 31st of 51

$1,388

$186 physician + $1,202 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.