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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Virginia 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?

$1,492

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,492 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$204$100 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$316 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $135 to $9,333Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $85 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $204

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
$120.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
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
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 29th of 51

$1,492

$204 physician + $1,288 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.