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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Montana 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?

$558

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $558 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $339 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$219$129 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$339$135 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $132 to $513Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $85 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $339professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$331.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$436.52
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,413.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11

Where Montana 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

Montana· 50th of 51

$558

$219 physician + $339 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.