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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 July 2026.

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

$2,128

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,128 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $178 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$178$97.72 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$389 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $98 to $9,550Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $79 to $417
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $178

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
$95.50
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$426.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 26th of 51

$2,128

$178 physician + $1,950 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.