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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Nebraska 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?

$4,001

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,001 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$200$87.10 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$2,188 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $13,490Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $78 to $468
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $200

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
$1,995.26
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$457.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in New Hampshire than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNebraska $4,001 · 8th of 51
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.