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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 July 2026.

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

$1,978

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,978 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$200$112 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$288 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $117 to $4,898Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $85 to $389
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,778professional $200

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
$117.49
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$389.05
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54

Where Michigan 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 feeMichigan $1,978 · 27th 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.