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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Oregon 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?

$651

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $651 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $447 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$204$117 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$447$316 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $191 to $8,318Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $85 to $562
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $447professional $204

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
$190.55
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$25,118.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$562.34
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$12,882.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44

Where Oregon 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 feeOregon $651 · 45th 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.