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Chemo port placement in North Carolina: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 19 North Carolina hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 36561

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Unc Health Blue Ridge Morganton$2,9451.0×12026-04-01
Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory$2,9861.0×42026-07-08
Catawba Valley Medical Center Hickory$3,4131.1×3
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton$3,6911.2×12025-12-01
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord$3,7421.2×12025-12-01
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte$3,7421.2×12025-12-05
Atrium Health Union Monroe$3,7421.2×12025-12-04
Atrium Health University City Charlotte$3,7421.2×12025-12-05
Unc Rockingham Eden$4,3561.4×22026-04-01
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington$5,1021.6×32026-03-30
UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) Chapel Hill$5,9031.9×62026-04-01
UNC Rex Hospital Raleigh$6,3842.0×52026-04-01
UNC Health Johnston Smithfield$6,8822.1×42026-04-01
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton$7,5862.5×12026-07-10
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville$7,8212.5×12026-03-21
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford$7,8212.5×12026-03-30
Caromont Regional Medical Center Gastonia$8,3722.7×42026-05-11
Central Carolina Hospital Sanford$8,5412.8×12026-07-20
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva$12,2784.1×12026-07-10

Questions

How much do insurers pay for chemo port placement in North Carolina?

19 North Carolina hospitals post usable commercial rates for chemo port placement in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 36561, hospital outpatient, the median across 19 hospitals is $5,102, 1.6× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.