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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Oklahoma 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?

$3,551

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,551 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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$240$120 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$468 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $240 to $10,000Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $102 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $240

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
$177.83
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 6th of 51

$3,551

$240 physician + $3,311 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.