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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

North Dakota 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?

$428

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $428 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $214 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$214$115 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$214$85.11 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $85 to $3,020Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $79 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $214professional $214

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
$213.80
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$501.19

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 51st of 51

$428

$214 physician + $214 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.