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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Illinois 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?

$1,751

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,751 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$166$93.33 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$380 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $182 to $7,762Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $83 to $490
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,585professional $166

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
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$794.33
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52

Where Illinois 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 feeIllinois $1,751 · 32nd 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.