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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Georgia 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?

$2,839

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,839 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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$209$95.50 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$794 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $209 to $7,413Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $79 to $513
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $209

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
$165.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,918.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,096.48
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$524.81

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 17th of 51

$2,839

$209 physician + $2,630 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.