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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Idaho 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?

$1,955

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,955 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$257$151 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$457 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,457Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $107 to $513
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $257

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
$309.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,570.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$457.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$467.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$2,089.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
14 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
$52.48
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$131.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$100.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$66.07

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 18th of 51

$1,955

$257 physician + $1,698 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.