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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Kentucky 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?

$2,814

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,814 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$724$309 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,288 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,129Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $724

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
$416.87
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,168.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 41st of 51

$2,814

$724 physician + $2,089 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.