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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

New Mexico 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?

$1,273

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,273 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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$151$95.50 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$372 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $145 to $5,623Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $83 to $427
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,122professional $151

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
$144.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $1,273 · 40th 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.