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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Indiana 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?

$3,615

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,615 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $148 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$148$97.72 to $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$537 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $148 to $10,471Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $78 to $355
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $148

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
$117.49
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in New Hampshire 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

Indiana· 11th of 51

$3,615

$148 physician + $3,467 facility

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.