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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

Utah 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?

$4,537

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,537 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$1,148$417 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$2,455 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,291
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $1,148

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
$707.95
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Utah 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

Utah· 21st of 51

$4,537

$1,148 physician + $3,388 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.