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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

South Carolina 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?

$5,167

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,167 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$490$302 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$1,288 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $398 to $11,220Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,288
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $490

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
$380.19
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,288.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 16th of 51

$5,167

$490 physician + $4,677 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.