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Tunneled Central Line Placement, Child Under 5

Maryland 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?

$1,047

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $1,479.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $339 to $2,630
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $1,047

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,630.27
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$1,047

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.