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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 July 2026.

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

$508

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $508 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $363 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$145$91.20 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$363$148 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $145 to $6,457Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $81 to $407
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $363professional $145

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$331.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63

Where Montana 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

Montana· 49th of 51

$508

$145 physician + $363 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.