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Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5

Indiana 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 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$1,023$562 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,905 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $871 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $389 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $1,023

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,090.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,187.76
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 27th of 51

$1,349

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.