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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Washington, DC 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?

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $617 to $3,631.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $661 to $6,166Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $589

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
$660.69
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,344.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Hawaii 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.

Washington, DC· 7th of 51

$1,288

HI $1,862WV $537

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.