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Placement Of A Long-Term Chest Port For IV Access

Tennessee 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?

$4,359

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,359 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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$891$468 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$2,188 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $891 to $7,586Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $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
$812.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$45,708.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 39th of 51

$4,359

$891 physician + $3,467 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.