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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 October 2026.

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

$1,839

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,839 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $141 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$141$110 to $214
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$646 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $490 to $6,607Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $74 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $141

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
$204.17
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,019.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 22nd of 51

$1,839

$141 physician + $1,698 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.