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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Maryland 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?

$741

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $1,122.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $135 to $4,467Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,399
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $933professional $708

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
$134.90
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,398.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Hawaii 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$741

HI $1,862WV $537

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.