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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 October 2026.

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

$1,794

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,794 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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$126 to $295
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$347 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $87 to $3,162Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $98 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $209

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
$269.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
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
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$29.51

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$1,794

$209 physician + $1,585 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.