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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

New Hampshire 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?

$1,293

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,293 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,047 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$245$145 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$708 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $537 to $7,943Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $98 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,047professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$602.56
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 34th of 51

$1,293

$245 physician + $1,047 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.