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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 October 2026.

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

$2,821

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,821 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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$191$97.72 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$617 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $295 to $8,318Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $79 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $191

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
$95.50
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$3,311.31
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,570.88
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
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
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 11th of 51

$2,821

$191 physician + $2,630 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.