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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Kentucky 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?

$1,262

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,262 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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$129 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$347 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $126 to $2,818Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $95 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $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
$85.11
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$407.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$32.36

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 36th of 51

$1,262

$191 physician + $1,072 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.