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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Tennessee 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?

$3,294

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,294 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$603$363 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,549 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $617 to $6,918Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,820
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $603

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
$549.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,819.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 35th of 51

$3,294

$603 physician + $2,692 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.