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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Illinois 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?

$3,095

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,095 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$372 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,122 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $490 to $9,120Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,622
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $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
$489.78
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,344.23
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 37th of 51

$3,095

$525 physician + $2,570 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.