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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Ohio 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?

$1,252

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,252 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$229$120 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$457 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,266Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $91 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,023professional $229

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
$158.49
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,995.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
6 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
$46.77
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 37th of 51

$1,252

$229 physician + $1,023 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.