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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Iowa 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?

$2,047

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,047 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$269$186 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$537 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $339 to $6,607Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $132 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $269

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
$223.87
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$676.08
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$602.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$588.84
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
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$33.88

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 17th of 51

$2,047

$269 physician + $1,778 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.