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Placement Of A Long-Term Chest Port For IV Access

Vermont 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?

$1,230

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $1,479.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $4,266 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,761professional $1,230

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 39th of 51

$1,230

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.