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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Tennessee 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?

$1,878

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,878 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$219$132 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$912 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,898Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $89 to $589
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $219

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
$169.82
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$457.09
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
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 20th of 51

$1,878

$219 physician + $1,660 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.