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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Indiana 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?

$7,519

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,519 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 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$302 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$1,380 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $417 to $17,378Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $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
$302.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$954.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 2nd of 51

$7,519

$759 physician + $6,761 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.