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Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36560

This procedure places a small device called a port entirely under the skin, usually in the chest, connected to a tube that runs into a large vein near the heart. It gives repeated access to the bloodstream for treatments such as chemotherapy or long-term medication without needing a new needle stick into a vein each time. This version is used for patients younger than age five.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5 cost?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,089$1,175 to $4,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,122 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $479 to $10,715Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $479 to $6,310
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $2,089

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
$1,230.27
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,309.57
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,413.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,309.57
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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.

Alaska· 5th of 51

$2,089

CA $3,981RI $776

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.