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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Rhode Island 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?

$562

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $1,023.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $7,762Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $562

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Hawaii 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$562

HI $1,862WV $537

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.