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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 October 2026.

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

$2,303

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,303 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$214$120 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,000 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $295 to $6,457Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $81 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $214

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
$128.82
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$380.19
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$389.05
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,882.50
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 14th of 51

$2,303

$214 physician + $2,089 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.