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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 July 2026.

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

$2,789

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,789 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$219$117 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$525 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $224 to $7,943Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $78 to $1,000
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,570professional $219

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
$229.09
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$645.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$588.84

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in New Hampshire than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIowa $2,789 · 19th of 51
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.