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Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5

Minnesota 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$1,549$891 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,349 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $407 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,074
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $1,549

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
$407.38
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,011.87
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,677.35
8 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
$204.17
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$20,892.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 51

$1,905

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.