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Placement Of A Long-Term Chest Port For IV Access

Kentucky 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?

$3,782

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,782 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$398 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,778 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,318Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $692

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
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,137.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$3,782

$692 physician + $3,090 facility

AK $10,917MT $2,671

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.