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Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5

Missouri 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 Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 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$1,122$468 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,380 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $631 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $407 to $3,631
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,239professional $1,122

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
$1,412.54
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
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
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 30th 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.