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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 July 2026.

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

$2,197

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,197 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $155 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$155$87.10 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$708 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $182 to $7,413Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $76 to $447
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $2,042professional $155

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
$114.82
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$467.74

Where Missouri 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 feeMissouri $2,197 · 24th 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.