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Tunneled Central Line Placement, Child Under 5

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 36557

Placement of a long-term intravenous catheter that is tunneled under the skin before entering a large central vein, allowing repeated access for medications, fluids, or blood draws over an extended period. This version is for a child younger than five years old and does not include an implanted port.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tunneled Central Line Placement, Child Under 5 cost?

$1,698

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $4,074.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $407 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $398 to $2,818
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $1,072

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
$407.38
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,584.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,388.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$33,113.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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.

Washington, DC· 7th of 51

$1,698

CA $3,890RI $724

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.