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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Montana 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?

$1,886

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,886 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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$537$282 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$457 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $437 to $5,495Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,380
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $1,349professional $537

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
$346.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,288.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Montana 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

Montana· 48th of 51

$1,886

$537 physician + $1,349 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.