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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

North Carolina 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?

$1,262

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,262 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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$166$81.28 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$214 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $123 to $5,129Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $68 to $537
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $166

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
$123.03
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$478.63
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 42nd of 51

$1,262

$166 physician + $1,096 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.