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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 July 2026.

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

$5,138

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,138 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$240$151 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$891 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,913Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $91 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $240

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
$457.09
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$616.60
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$812.83

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 1st of 51

$5,138

$240 physician + $4,898 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.