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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 July 2026.

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

$1,910

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,910 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$288$162 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$589 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $240 to $11,220Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $89 to $741
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $288

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
$478.63
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$891.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,621.81
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$758.58

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 30th of 51

$1,910

$288 physician + $1,622 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.