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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Arkansas 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?

$2,223

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,223 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$324 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,072 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $457 to $4,074Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $525

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
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,122.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,318.26
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 46th of 51

$2,223

$525 physician + $1,698 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.