Non-tunneled central venous catheter insertion at Adventist Health Tulare

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)

Tulare, CA

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Adventist Health Tulare’s median price of $2.9k is 1% above the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 51% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 36556 at Adventist Health Tulare

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 25 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient	$74.21	$72.81	$70.00 – $74.21
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcare fee schedule · outpatient	$76.11	$76.11	$76.11 – $76.11
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield-all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$76.11	$76.11	$76.11 – $76.11
4	UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient	$76.11	$76.11	$76.11 – $76.11
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcal fee schedule · outpatient	$87.20	$81.47	$70.00 – $87.20
6	Cigna cigna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$103.68	$103.68	$103.68 – $103.68
7	Aetna aetna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$108.00	$108.00	$108.00 – $108.00
8	UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$112.06	$112.06	$112.06 – $112.06
9	UnitedHealthcare uhc jll fee schedule · outpatient	$112.06	$112.06	$112.06 – $112.06
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn fee schedule · outpatient	$382.77	$382.77	$382.77 – $382.77
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$404.50	$404.50	$404.50 – $404.50
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non mcs - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$471.56	$471.56	$471.56 – $471.56
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,908	$1,908	$1,696 – $2,120
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,638	$2,638	$2,345 – $2,931
15	Aetna aetna-all plans case rate · outpatient	$2,667	$2,667	$2,667 – $2,667
16	Cigna cigna-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,795	$2,795	$2,484 – $3,106
17	Aetna aetna-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,139	$3,139	$3,139 – $3,139
18	UnitedHealthcare uhc jll case rate · outpatient	$3,299	$3,299	$2,932 – $3,665
19	UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans case rate · outpatient	$3,472	$3,472	$3,087 – $3,858
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcare other · outpatient	$4,061	$4,061	$4,061 – $4,061
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield-all plans other · outpatient	$4,061	$4,061	$4,061 – $4,061
22	UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv other · outpatient	$4,061	$4,061	$4,061 – $4,061
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange case rate · outpatient	$4,829	$4,829	$4,829 – $4,829
24	MultiPlan multiplan - all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$5,131	$5,131	$4,561 – $5,702
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non mcs - all other plans case rate · outpatient	$5,421	$5,421	$5,421 – $5,421

Last updated: May 22, 2026

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