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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Michigan 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?

$3,579

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,579 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$191$120 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$617 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $288 to $7,586Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $107 to $339
$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $191

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
$117.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$389.05
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
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
$57.54
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$144.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$57.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$213.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$42.66
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.84

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 5th of 51

$3,579

$191 physician + $3,388 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.