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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 October 2026.

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

$1,077

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,077 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $832 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$245$129 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$832$447 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $355 to $4,571Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $98 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $832professional $245

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
$95.50
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,096.48
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$602.56
5 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
$47.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.30

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 39th of 51

$1,077

$245 physician + $832 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.