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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Minnesota 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?

$940

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $940 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $617 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$324$182 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$617$269 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $91 to $5,012Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $141 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $324

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
$91.20
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$891.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 43rd of 51

$940

$324 physician + $617 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.