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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Georgia 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?

$4,910

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,910 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$316 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$1,622 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $741 to $8,511Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,950
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,169professional $741

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
$489.78
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,949.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,621.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,041.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 19th of 51

$4,910

$741 physician + $4,169 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.