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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Connecticut 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?

$6,241

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,241 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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$871$427 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$4,365 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $10,471Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,778
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $871

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
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 8th of 51

$6,241

$871 physician + $5,370 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.