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Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5

Nebraska 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$603$479 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,905 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,913Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,692professional $603

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
$1,148.15
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,912.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,311.31
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 51st of 51

$692

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.