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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Vermont 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?

$3,762

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,762 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$214$162 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$2,692 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,548Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $141 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,548professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 3rd of 51

$3,762

$214 physician + $3,548 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.