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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Utah 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?

$2,800

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,800 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$288$158 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$537 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $339 to $6,026Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $79 to $692
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $288

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
$338.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,122.02
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19

Where Utah 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

Utah· 18th of 51

$2,800

$288 physician + $2,512 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.