go back

Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Kansas 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?

$2,854

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,854 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$162$105 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$759 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $145 to $7,943Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $76 to $363
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $162

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
$144.54
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$371.54

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 16th of 51

$2,854

$162 physician + $2,692 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.