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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Ohio 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?

$4,004

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,004 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$324 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,995 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,586Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,549
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $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
$794.33
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,238.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,318.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 27th of 51

$4,004

$537 physician + $3,467 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.