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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

South Dakota 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?

$704

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $704 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$257$186 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$447$324 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,660Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $120 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $447professional $257

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
$85.11
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$602.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$602.56
5 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
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$23.99

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 48th of 51

$704

$257 physician + $447 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.