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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

New Jersey 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?

$4,691

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,691 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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$224$112 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$2,344 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $302 to $10,715Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $83 to $589
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,467professional $224

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
$302.00
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$616.60
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$457.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$16,595.87
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38

Where New Jersey 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 feeNew Jersey $4,691 · 3rd 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.