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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 July 2026.

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

$1,585

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $204 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$204$102 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$234 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $120 to $8,318Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $85 to $513
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $1,380professional $204

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
$144.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$446.68

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 35th of 51

$1,585

$204 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.