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Implanted Chest Port Placement, Under Age 5

Wisconsin 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?

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,239$1,318 to $4,898
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$2,818 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $11,220Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $692 to $7,943
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $2,239

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
$489.78
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,365.16
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,413.10
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,120.11
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,168.69
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,248.07
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,466.84
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,760.83
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,456.54
12 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
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 2nd of 51

$2,754

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.