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Placement Of A Long-Term Chest Port For IV Access

North Carolina 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?

$4,872

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,872 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$380 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$1,820 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $550 to $8,511Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,884
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $891

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
$549.54
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,137.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,187.76
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$4,872

$891 physician + $3,981 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.