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Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5

New York 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,202$1,023 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$1,950 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $447 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,202

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
$1,698.24
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,511.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,513.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
14 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
$218.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,548.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,380.38
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,513.56
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where New York 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.

New York· 40th of 51

$1,259

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.