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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Maine 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?

$6,767

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,767 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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$741$339 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$6,026 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $4,677 to $12,882Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $741

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
$4,466.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,778.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,513.56
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,882.50
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Maine 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

Maine· 4th of 51

$6,767

$741 physician + $6,026 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.