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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Arizona 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?

$3,921

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,921 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$759$309 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$2,138 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $6,761Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,698
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $759

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
$1,698.24
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,698.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 28th of 51

$3,921

$759 physician + $3,162 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.