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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 October 2026.

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

$2,081

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,081 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$107 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$513 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $331 to $10,000Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $91 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $219

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
$234.42
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$2,137.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$2,570.40
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
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
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 15th of 51

$2,081

$219 physician + $1,862 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.