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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

West 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?

$4,503

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,503 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $138 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$138$83.18 to $182
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$3,715 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $209 to $6,166Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $69 to $219
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,365professional $138

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
$208.93
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,905.46
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$13,803.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05

Where West 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

West Virginia· 4th of 51

$4,503

$138 physician + $4,365 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.