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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Maine 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?

$612

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $612 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $417 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$195$120 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$417$282 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $89 to $33,884Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $102 to $380
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $417professional $195

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
$89.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$33,884.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$467.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$33,884.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09

Where Maine 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

Maine· 47th of 51

$612

$195 physician + $417 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.