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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Nevada 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?

$1,917

Typical total for the visit. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,917 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$219$105 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$759 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $93 to $7,244Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $87 to $933
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $219

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
$93.33
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$933.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$354.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$467.74

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 29th of 51

$1,917

$219 physician + $1,698 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.