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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 October 2026.

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

$3,271

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,271 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$251$158 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$347 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $178 to $8,318Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $110 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $251

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
$177.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
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
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88

Where Utah 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

Utah· 9th of 51

$3,271

$251 physician + $3,020 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.