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Placement Of A Long-Term Chest Port For IV Access

Minnesota 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?

$6,214

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,214 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,202 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,012 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,202$692 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,012$2,818 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,311
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $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
$977.24
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,332.54
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
$724.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,981.07
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,244.36
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 25th of 51

$6,214

$1,202 physician + $5,012 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.