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Central Line Placement, Tunneled, Age 5+

West Virginia 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?

$1,319

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,319 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$263 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$339 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $339 to $6,761Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $245 to $851
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $794professional $525

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
$338.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,168.69
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$20,417.38
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 51st of 51

$1,319

$525 physician + $794 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.