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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 July 2026.

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

$3,294

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,294 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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$204$112 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$851 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $85 to $14,791Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $87 to $525
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $3,090professional $204

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
$2,344.23
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47

Where Florida 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

Florida· 14th of 51

$3,294

$204 physician + $3,090 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.