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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

South Carolina 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?

$3,633

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,633 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $166 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$166$83.18 to $295
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,479 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $269 to $9,120Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $69 to $692
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $166

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
$295.12
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in New Hampshire 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

South Carolina· 10th of 51

$3,633

$166 physician + $3,467 facility

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.