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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 October 2026.

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

$1,010

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,010 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $708 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$302$182 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$708$372 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $214 to $3,020Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $117 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $708professional $302

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$512.86
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 40th of 51

$1,010

$302 physician + $708 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.