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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HC 5+ Y/O, CENTRAL LINE INSERTION
Kenner, LA
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Ochsner Medical Center � Kenner Llc’s median price of $2.0k is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 33% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 14 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 | Aetna Better Health all payor case rate · outpatient | $370.13 | $370.13 | $370.13 – $370.13 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor case rate · outpatient | $370.13 | $370.13 | $370.13 – $370.13 |
| 3 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $795.00 | $795.00 | $795.00 – $795.00 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,697 | $1,300 | $359.35 – $1,843 |
| 5 | First Health all payor other · outpatient | $1,474 | $1,474 | $1,474 – $1,474 |
| 6 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,765 | $1,765 | $1,765 – $1,765 |
| 7 | Humana all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,890 | $2,046 | $359.35 – $2,890 |
| 8 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2,086 | $2,163 | $1,981 – $2,432 |
| 9 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2,362 | $2,362 | $2,362 – $2,362 |
| 10 | Bcbs La all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,890 | $2,890 | $2,890 – $2,890 |
| 11 | Optum all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,890 | $2,890 | $2,890 – $2,890 |
| 12 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $2,890 | $2,890 | $2,890 – $2,890 |
| 13 | WellCare all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,977 | $2,977 | $2,977 – $2,977 |
| 14 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $3,091 | $3,091 | $3,091 – $3,091 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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