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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Massachusetts 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?

$2,800

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,800 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$759$363 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$380 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $295 to $5,495Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $269 to $2,188
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $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
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,187.76
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,344.23
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$10,000.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 42nd of 51

$2,800

$759 physician + $2,042 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.