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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 October 2026.

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

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,660$1,349 to $4,898
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$3,467 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $525 to $6,310
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $1,660

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,890.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,413.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,897.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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· 1st of 51

$3,020

AK $3,020NE $692

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.