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Tunneled Central Line Placement, Child Under 5

Maine 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?

$794

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $1,660.

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 $11,482 · 10th to 90th $11,482 to $11,482Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $11,482professional $794

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
$478.63
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,511.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,398.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 50th of 51

$794

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.