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Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5

North Dakota 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$759 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$407 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $372 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $646 to $3,162
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,318professional $1,318

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
$371.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
4 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
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$131.83

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 35th of 51

$1,318

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.