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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Missouri 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?

$1,631

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,631 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$219$145 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$550 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $363 to $5,754Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $95 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $219

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
$107.15
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
5 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
$43.65
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.30

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 28th of 51

$1,631

$219 physician + $1,413 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.