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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Missouri 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?

$2,869

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,869 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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$525$324 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,122 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $479 to $6,457Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,585
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $525

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
$426.58
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,584.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 40th of 51

$2,869

$525 physician + $2,344 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.