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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Rhode Island 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?

$209

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $282.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $5,012Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $79 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $191

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd of 51

$209

OK $501MT $155

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.