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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Maryland 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?

$537

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $347 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$191$100 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$347$123 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $45 to $13,804Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $81 to $427
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $347professional $191

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
$44.67
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11

Where Maryland 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 feeMaryland $537 · 48th 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.