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Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5

Maine 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$891$550 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$2,188 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $813 to $3,890Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,239
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,239professional $891

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,454.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,412.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,000.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$398.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,513.56
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$302.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$199.53
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 48th of 51

$1,000

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.