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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 October 2026.

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

$443

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $443 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 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$229$162 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$214$145 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $85 to $776Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $126 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $214professional $229

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
$85.11
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.38

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 51st of 51

$443

$229 physician + $214 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.