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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 October 2026.

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

$2,470

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,470 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$282$158 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$692 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,890Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $135 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $282

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
$354.81
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
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
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$35.48

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 12th of 51

$2,470

$282 physician + $2,188 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.