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Implanting a port under the skin of the chest with a catheter into a large vein. Commercial negotiated rates by hospital and market, next to Medicare for the same code.
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CPT 36561: Insert Tunneled Cv Cath
119 hospitals in 37 markets. National Medicare rate $3,226, surgery center $1,624.
| Market | Hospitals | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta GA | 4 | — | — | — | $5,531–$5,886 |
| Austin TX | 2 | — | — | — | $2,660–$5,576 |
| Boston MA | 7 | $4,178 | $4,371 | $5,488 | $3,592–$6,331 |
| California (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $15,184–$15,184 |
| Chicago IL | 7 | $5,209 | $6,180 | $8,152 | $4,035–$9,059 |
| Cleveland OH | 5 | $5,586 | $5,653 | $6,665 | $4,208–$7,821 |
| Columbus OH | 1 | — | — | — | $11,357–$11,357 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 4 | — | — | — | $6,497–$12,378 |
| Denver CO | 7 | $4,945 | $8,645 | $9,098 | $3,024–$12,621 |
| Detroit MI | 7 | $3,028 | $3,806 | $3,806 | $2,668–$7,166 |
| Georgia (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $5,843–$5,843 |
| Houston TX | 1 | — | — | — | $4,093–$4,093 |
| Illinois (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $2,660–$2,660 |
| Indianapolis IN | 3 | — | — | — | $3,341–$3,950 |
| Kansas (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $6,496–$6,496 |
| Las Vegas NV | 2 | — | — | — | $2,444–$3,533 |
| Los Angeles CA | 2 | — | — | — | $7,041–$19,724 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL | 4 | — | — | — | $3,116–$5,699 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | 5 | $6,127 | $6,127 | $6,658 | $4,998–$6,678 |
| Nashville TN | 4 | — | — | — | $1,637–$11,132 |
| New York (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $5,783–$5,783 |
| New York City | 2 | — | — | — | $7,231–$10,978 |
| Ohio (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $7,336–$7,336 |
| Philadelphia PA | 5 | $4,978 | $7,409 | $9,172 | $4,714–$11,852 |
| Phoenix AZ | 3 | — | — | — | $4,376–$4,521 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 1 | — | — | — | $5,380–$5,380 |
| Portland OR | 6 | $10,934 | $10,934 | $15,628 | $10,934–$17,193 |
| Research Triangle NC | 2 | — | — | — | $5,903–$6,649 |
| Richmond VA | 2 | — | — | — | $11,473–$11,700 |
| San Antonio TX | 1 | — | — | — | $5,974–$5,974 |
| San Diego CA | 1 | — | — | — | $4,061–$4,061 |
| San Francisco Bay Area CA | 3 | — | — | — | $11,715–$26,573 |
| Seattle-Tacoma WA | 6 | $9,894 | $10,706 | $13,526 | $8,570–$14,238 |
| St. Louis MO | 7 | $3,484 | $6,730 | $6,730 | $2,927–$8,528 |
| Tampa FL | 2 | — | — | — | $4,459–$8,481 |
| Washington DC | 6 | $3,966 | $4,625 | $4,887 | $3,400–$6,924 |
| Wisconsin (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $5,978–$5,978 |
| Hospital | Market | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Nashville TN | $1,637 | 0.5× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Henderson Hospital | Las Vegas NV | $2,444 | 0.7× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) | Nashville TN | $2,473 | 0.8× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center | Illinois (statewide) | $2,660 | 0.8× | 3 | 2026-06-03 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Austin TX | $2,660 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital | Detroit MI | $2,668 | 0.8× | 16 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mclaren Port Huron | Detroit MI | $2,914 | 0.9× | 1 | 2025-12-31 |
| Mercy Hospital South | St. Louis MO | $2,927 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-06-10 |
| Adventhealth Porter | Denver CO | $3,024 | 0.9× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Parker | Denver CO | $3,024 | 0.9× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Doctors Hospital | Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL | $3,116 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-03-30 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville TN | $3,116 | 1.0× | 8 | 2025-10-01 |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester Hospital | Detroit MI | $3,141 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL | $3,212 | 1.0× | 5 | 2026-03-13 |
| Hendricks Regional Health | Indianapolis IN | $3,341 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-05-20 |
| George Washington Univ Hospital | Washington DC | $3,400 | 0.9× | 3 | 2026-09-01 |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson | St. Louis MO | $3,428 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-06-10 |
| University Medical Center of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas NV | $3,533 | 1.1× | 7 | 2026-07-01 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | St. Louis MO | $3,541 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-06-04 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth | Boston MA | $3,592 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital | Washington DC | $3,746 | 1.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital | Detroit MI | $3,806 | 1.2× | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospit | Detroit MI | $3,806 | 1.2× | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital | Detroit MI | $3,806 | 1.2× | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Ascension St Vincent Anderson | Indianapolis IN | $3,909 | 1.2× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension St Vincent Carmel | Indianapolis IN | $3,950 | 1.2× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital | Chicago IL | $4,035 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Scripps Green Hospital | San Diego CA | $4,061 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-03-30 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston TX | $4,093 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| New England Baptist Hospital | Boston MA | $4,122 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center | Cleveland OH | $4,208 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-07-14 |
| Winchester Hospital | Boston MA | $4,235 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL | $4,321 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-06-15 |
| Beverly Hospital Corporation | Boston MA | $4,371 | 1.2× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center | Phoenix AZ | $4,376 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa FL | $4,459 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center | Phoenix AZ | $4,521 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center | Phoenix AZ | $4,521 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Reston Hospital Center | Washington DC | $4,625 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center | Washington DC | $4,625 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $4,714 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Endeavor Health Edward Hospital | Chicago IL | $4,792 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Medstar Washington Hospital Center | Washington DC | $4,974 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $4,978 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $4,998 | 1.5× | 4 | 2026-03-31 |
| Anna Jaques Hospital | Boston MA | $5,144 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh PA | $5,380 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-03-06 |
| Piedmont Atlanta Hospital | Atlanta GA | $5,531 | 1.8× | 6 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | Atlanta GA | $5,531 | 1.8× | 6 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | Atlanta GA | $5,531 | 1.8× | 6 | 2026-07-01 |
| St David's Medical Center | Austin TX | $5,576 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medina Hospital | Cleveland OH | $5,586 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-06-15 |
| Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital | Chicago IL | $5,626 | 1.7× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital | Cleveland OH | $5,653 | 1.9× | 3 | 2026-06-15 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL | $5,699 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-03-30 |
| Stony Brook University Hospital | New York (statewide) | $5,783 | 1.5× | 5 | 2026-06-10 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | Boston MA | $5,833 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | Georgia (statewide) | $5,843 | 2.1× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory University Hospital | Atlanta GA | $5,886 | 1.9× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) | Research Triangle NC | $5,903 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Methodist Hospital | San Antonio TX | $5,974 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Orthopaedic Hospital Of Wisconsin | Wisconsin (statewide) | $5,978 | 1.9× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $6,127 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-06-17 |
| United Hospital (Allina) | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $6,127 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-06-16 |
| Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital | Chicago IL | $6,180 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston MA | $6,331 | 1.7× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Menorah Medical Center | Kansas (statewide) | $6,496 | 2.2× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $6,497 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-06-29 |
| UNC Rex Hospital | Research Triangle NC | $6,649 | 2.1× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $6,658 | 2.0× | 4 | 2026-06-16 |
| Cleveland Clinic (main campus) | Cleveland OH | $6,665 | 2.2× | 4 | 2026-06-16 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $6,678 | 2.0× | 6 | 2026-06-16 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | St. Louis MO | $6,730 | 2.1× | 4 | 2025-12-15 |
| Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital | St. Louis MO | $6,730 | 2.1× | 4 | 2025-12-15 |
| Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital | St. Louis MO | $6,730 | 2.1× | 4 | 2025-12-15 |
| UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital | Denver CO | $6,866 | 2.1× | 3 | 2025-11-01 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Washington DC | $6,924 | 2.1× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Keck Hospital Of Usc | Los Angeles CA | $7,041 | 1.7× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Harper University Hospital | Detroit MI | $7,166 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-09-02 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | New York City | $7,231 | 1.8× | 8 | 2026-04-01 |
| Bethesda North | Ohio (statewide) | $7,336 | 2.4× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | Chicago IL | $7,369 | 2.2× | 1 | 2026-03-31 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $7,409 | 2.1× | 3 | 2026-09-15 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital | Cleveland OH | $7,821 | 2.6× | 3 | 2026-06-15 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | Tampa FL | $8,481 | 2.6× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | St. Louis MO | $8,528 | 2.7× | 5 | 2025-12-15 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $8,570 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Medical City Plano | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $8,580 | 2.7× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge | Denver CO | $8,645 | 2.6× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Healthone Rose | Denver CO | $8,672 | 2.6× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago IL | $8,934 | 2.6× | 2 | 2026-09-25 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago IL | $9,059 | 2.7× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $9,172 | 2.8× | 3 | 2026-09-15 |
| Medical City Mckinney | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $9,475 | 3.0× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| HCA HealthONE Presbyterian/St. Luke's | Denver CO | $9,523 | 2.9× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| St Clare Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $9,850 | 2.7× | 7 | 2026-02-28 |
| St Anthony Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $10,024 | 2.7× | 7 | 2026-02-28 |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center | Portland OR | $10,934 | 3.1× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center | Portland OR | $10,934 | 3.1× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center | Portland OR | $10,934 | 3.1× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center | Portland OR | $10,934 | 3.1× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals (Orthopedic Hospital + Tisch files) | New York City | $10,978 | 2.8× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center | Nashville TN | $11,132 | 3.7× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital | Columbus OH | $11,357 | 3.7× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Swedish Medical Center | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $11,389 | 3.1× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| CJW Medical Center (Chippenham + Johnston-Willis) | Richmond VA | $11,473 | 3.7× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital | Richmond VA | $11,700 | 3.8× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | San Francisco Bay Area CA | $11,715 | 2.6× | 3 | 2026-03-23 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | San Francisco Bay Area CA | $11,715 | 2.6× | 3 | 2026-03-23 |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | Philadelphia PA | $11,852 | 3.3× | 4 | 2026-03-24 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $12,378 | 3.9× | 2 | 2026-04-21 |
| HCA HealthONE Swedish | Denver CO | $12,621 | 3.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $14,238 | 3.9× | 6 | 2026-08-27 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $14,238 | 3.9× | 6 | 2026-08-27 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | California (statewide) | $15,184 | 3.7× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | Portland OR | $17,193 | 4.9× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Portland Medical Center | Portland OR | $17,193 | 4.9× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles CA | $19,724 | 4.9× | 3 | 2025-11-26 |
| Stanford Health Care | San Francisco Bay Area CA | $26,573 | 5.7× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
Questions
How much do commercial insurers pay hospitals for chemo port placement?
Across 119 hospitals in 37 metro areas that post a usable dollar rate, the median commercial rate for CPT 36561, hospital outpatient is $5,903, 1.9× the same hospital's local Medicare base rate. The middle half of hospitals runs $4,165 to $8,659. Figures are each hospital's median across insurers, from its federal price-transparency file.
What does Medicare pay for chemo port placement?
Medicare's national hospital outpatient rate for CPT 36561 is $3,226 and its surgery-center rate is $1,624, before local wage adjustment.
Which hospitals post the lowest and highest commercial rates for chemo port placement?
Lowest medians: Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford ($1,637), Henderson Hospital ($2,444), Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) ($2,473). Highest: Stanford Health Care ($26,573), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ($19,724), Providence Portland Medical Center ($17,193). Coverage is limited to the markets listed on this page.