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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 October 2026.

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

$661

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $427 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$234$151 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$427$372 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $245 to $4,266Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $107 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $427professional $234

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
$190.55
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$588.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$12,882.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
10 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
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$63.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$31.62

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 49th of 51

$661

$234 physician + $427 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.