Non-tunneled central venous catheter insertion at Alta Newport Hospital, LLC

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

INSERT NON-TUNNEL CV CATH

Tustin, CA

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Alta Newport Hospital, LLC’s median price of $3.1k is 9% above the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 60% 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 Alta Newport Hospital, LLC

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 17 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	Bcbs Ca covered california/ifp/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$19.61	$19.61	$19.61 – $19.61
2	Bcbs Ca hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$22.48	$22.48	$22.48 – $22.48
3	Bcbs Ca epo/ppo/out of state facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$24.47	$24.47	$24.47 – $24.47
4	Aetna all gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient	$282.60	$282.60	$282.60 – $282.60
5	Aetna all non-gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient	$282.61	$282.61	$282.61 – $282.61
6	UnitedHealthcare managed care facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,410	$1,410	$1,410 – $1,410
7	Cigna hmo/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,912	$1,912	$1,912 – $1,912
8	Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$3,148	$3,148	$3,148 – $3,148
9	Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$3,148	$3,148	$3,148 – $3,148
10	Bcbs Ca medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$3,148	$3,148	$3,148 – $3,148
11	Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$3,148	$3,148	$3,148 – $3,148
12	Optum commercial hmo facility · case rate · outpatient	$3,148	$3,148	$3,148 – $3,148
13	Optum medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$3,210	$3,210	$3,210 – $3,210
14	WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$3,210	$3,210	$3,210 – $3,210
15	Aetna exchange facility · case rate · outpatient	$4,092	$4,092	$4,092 – $4,092
16	Anthem commercial hmo-ppo/covered california facility · case rate · outpatient	$8,116	$8,116	$8,116 – $8,116
17	Anthem ppg facility · case rate · outpatient	$10,145	$10,145	$10,145 – $10,145

Last updated: Mar 18, 2026

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