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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Massachusetts 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?

$1,789

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,789 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$204$105 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$132 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $93 to $4,169Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $81 to $603
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,585professional $204

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
$162.18
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$524.81
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$19,498.45
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$630.96
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$575.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$19,498.45
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$660.69

Where Massachusetts 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 feeMassachusetts $1,789 · 31st 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.