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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 October 2026.

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

$1,878

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,878 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$219$145 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$575 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $347 to $4,571Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $100 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $219

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
$123.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
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
$45.71
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 21st of 51

$1,878

$219 physician + $1,660 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.