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Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5

Kentucky 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$776$407 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$955 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $537 to $7,762Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $776

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
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,884.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,943.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,238.72
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$933

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.