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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 July 2026.

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

$1,594

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,594 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$214$105 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$468 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $110 to $6,457Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $78 to $589
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $214

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
$89.13
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$457.09

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 34th of 51

$1,594

$214 physician + $1,380 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.