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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Hawaii 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?

$1,146

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,146 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$275$91.20 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$813 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,884Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $30 to $3,090
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $871professional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Hawaii 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

Hawaii· 38th of 51

$1,146

$275 physician + $871 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.