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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

New Mexico 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?

$6,031

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,031 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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$661$302 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$1,349 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $468 to $13,804Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,479
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $5,370professional $661

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
$363.08
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,412.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 10th of 51

$6,031

$661 physician + $5,370 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.