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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 July 2026.

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

$3,299

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,299 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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$209$115 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$912 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $263 to $9,333Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $102 to $302
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $209

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
$173.78
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23

Where Oklahoma sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in New Hampshire than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeOklahoma $3,299 · 13th of 51
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.