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Placement Of A Long-Term Chest Port For IV Access

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 36561

A small device, called a port, is surgically placed under the skin of the chest and connected by a tunneled catheter into a large vein, giving long-term, repeatable access for treatments such as chemotherapy or other IV therapy. The port sits entirely under the skin between uses and is accessed with a needle through the skin when needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement Of A Long-Term Chest Port For IV Access cost?

$1,318

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $3,981.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $759 to $7,762Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $355 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $741

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
$758.58
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,818.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Hawaii than in Montana. 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.

Washington, DC· 30th of 51

$1,318

HI $2,512MT $851

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.