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Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5

Ohio 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,175$407 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,047 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $661 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,862
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,175

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
$1,174.90
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
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
$213.80
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 41st of 51

$1,230

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.