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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Louisiana 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?

$1,527

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,527 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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$209$120 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$759 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $229 to $3,548Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $98 to $324
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,318professional $209

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
$229.09
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in New Hampshire than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeLouisiana $1,527 · 37th of 51
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.