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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 October 2026.

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

$928

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $928 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $741 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$186$129 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$741$457 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $282 to $4,266Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $98 to $389
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $741professional $186

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$33,884.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$398.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$426.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$33,884.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
10 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
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$32.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$162.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$64.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$48.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$32.36

Where Maine 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

Maine· 44th of 51

$928

$186 physician + $741 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.