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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Mississippi 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?

$749

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $749 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $550 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$105 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$550$229 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,995Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $76 to $661
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $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
$85.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$660.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$537.03

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 44th of 51

$749

$200 physician + $550 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.