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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 July 2026.

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

$1,933

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,933 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $155 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$155$112 to $240
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$661 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $174 to $3,388Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $76 to $347
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $155

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
$120.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 28th of 51

$1,933

$155 physician + $1,778 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.