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Flushing Of An Implanted Vein Access Port

Illinois rates for HCPCS 96523

This is the flushing and maintenance of a port or catheter that has been surgically implanted under the skin for long-term intravenous access, such as for chemotherapy or other repeated infusions. A needle accesses the port and a solution is used to clear the line and keep it from clotting. It's a maintenance procedure rather than a new placement of the device.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Flushing Of An Implanted Vein Access Port cost?

$33.11

Typical physician fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $43.65.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $24 to $72
$10$20$50$100professional $33

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$120.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$31.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in South Dakota than in Kentucky. 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.

Illinois· 21st of 51

$33.11

SD $58.88KY $26.92

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.