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Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5

Utah 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 July 2026.

How much does Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5 cost?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,202$525 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$3,162 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $437 to $5,129
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $1,202

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,370.32
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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.

Utah· 10th of 51

$1,820

CA $3,981RI $776

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.