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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 36558

Placement of a long-term intravenous catheter that is tunneled under the skin before entering a large central vein, used for extended treatments like chemotherapy, long-term antibiotics, or nutrition support. This applies to patients age 5 and older and does not include a catheter with a fully implanted port.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+ cost?

$2,921

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,921 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$832$302 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,096 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $380 to $6,918Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,344
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $832

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
$380.19
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,398.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Wisconsin than in West Virginia. 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

North Carolina· 39th of 51

$2,921

$832 physician + $2,089 facility

WI $8,734WV $1,319

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.