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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

South Dakota 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?

$2,136

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,136 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$933$417 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$501 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $288 to $4,365Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,631
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $933

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
$263.03
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,630.78
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,025.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,737.80
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,513.56
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 47th of 51

$2,136

$933 physician + $1,202 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.