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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Mississippi 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?

$2,537

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,537 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$759$288 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$891 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $550 to $6,310Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,660
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $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
$269.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,380.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 44th of 51

$2,537

$759 physician + $1,778 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.