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Procedure price report · Other vascular catheterization, not heart

Two tunneled central IV catheters with implanted port

CPT 36566the billing code this page is about

Insertion of a tunneled central venous access system using two catheters through two separate vein entry sites, connected to one or more ports placed under the skin.

Hospitals typically charge $6,397 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 871 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $6,821. Most fall between $2,997 and $11,273 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
871
States
50
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 871 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,664$3,615$6,397$10,172$14,986

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 9.0× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,664 vs $14,986).

How the prices are spread

$695 – $963: 20 hospitals$695$963 – $1,333: 14 hospitals$1,333 – $1,845: 19 hospitals$1,333$1,845 – $2,555: 54 hospitals$2,555 – $3,538: 64 hospitals$2,555$3,538 – $4,898: 71 hospitals$4,898 – $6,782: 191 hospitals$4,898$6,782 – $9,390: 144 hospitals$9,390 – $13,001: 121 hospitals$9,390$13,001 – $18,001: 87 hospitals$13,001median $6,397price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (785 of 871 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$695$96320
$963$1,33314
$1,333$1,84519
$1,845$2,55554
$2,555$3,53864
$3,538$4,89871
$4,898$6,782191
$6,782$9,390144
$9,390$13,001121
$13,001$18,00187

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$5,685
Median cash price$6,397
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.13×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $6,397.

Alaska: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $2,390 across 14 hospitalsWA$2,390Idaho: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $5,418 across 21 hospitalsIL$5,418Wisconsin: median $7,658 across 35 hospitalsWI$7,658Michigan: median $4,095 across 23 hospitalsMI$4,095New York: median $6,397 across 35 hospitalsNY$6,397Massachusetts: median $9,821 across 18 hospitalsMA$9,821Oregon: median $8,187 across 15 hospitalsOR$8,187Nevada: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $11,273 across 20 hospitalsIA$11,273Indiana: median $4,002 across 21 hospitalsIN$4,002Ohio: median $8,331 across 43 hospitalsOH$8,331Pennsylvania: median $6,338 across 52 hospitalsPA$6,338New Jersey: median $6,272 across 42 hospitalsNJ$6,272Connecticut: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $7,826 across 92 hospitalsCA$7,826Utah: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $8,228 across 14 hospitalsCO$8,228Nebraska: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: median $5,153 across 16 hospitalsMO$5,153Kentucky: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $4,922 across 16 hospitalsWV$4,922Virginia: median $8,522 across 19 hospitalsVA$8,522Maryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $6,828 across 17 hospitalsAZ$6,828New Mexico: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: median $2,387 across 12 hospitalsNC$2,387South Carolina: median $8,509 across 18 hospitalsSC$8,509Oklahoma: median $6,349 across 17 hospitalsOK$6,349Louisiana: median $5,139 across 22 hospitalsLA$5,139Mississippi: median $2,643 across 11 hospitalsMS$2,643Alabama: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: median $12,200 across 44 hospitalsGA$12,200Hawaii: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $6,397 across 94 hospitalsTX$6,397Florida: median $5,350 across 31 hospitalsFL$5,350
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $6,397. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Georgia GA44$12,200+91%$9,014 – $13,193
Iowa IA20$11,273+76%$6,163 – $11,273
Massachusetts MA18$9,821+54%$5,618 – $16,785
Virginia VA19$8,522+33%$2,910 – $13,893
South Carolina SC18$8,509+33%$6,332 – $8,509
Ohio OH43$8,331+30%$3,741 – $17,030
Colorado CO14$8,228+29%$2,963 – $8,398
Oregon OR15$8,187+28%$5,503 – $8,658
California CA92$7,826+22%$3,797 – $14,986
Wisconsin WI35$7,658+20%$2,048 – $11,151
Arizona AZ17$6,828+7%$3,701 – $15,638
New York NY35$6,3970%$3,933 – $7,110
Texas TX94$6,3970%$4,196 – $10,116
Oklahoma OK17$6,349−1%$583 – $10,667
Pennsylvania PA52$6,338−1%$4,288 – $10,098
New Jersey NJ42$6,272−2%$5,110 – $7,700
Illinois IL21$5,418−15%$1,770 – $8,220
Florida FL31$5,350−16%$2,652 – $15,700
Missouri MO16$5,153−19%$4,102 – $6,378
Louisiana LA22$5,139−20%$2,949 – $8,046
West Virginia WV16$4,922−23%$713 – $5,468
Michigan MI23$4,095−36%$2,048 – $9,022
Indiana IN21$4,002−37%$2,745 – $4,435
Mississippi MS11$2,643−59%$2,114 – $3,107
Washington WA14$2,390−63%$2,057 – $8,351
North Carolina NC12$2,387−63%$2,387 – $6,444
Alabama AL9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $6,397.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care740$6,397$3,297 – $11,273
Children’s19fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access107$4,914$2,048 – $10,691
Ownership
For-profit99$6,541$3,313 – $15,638
Government101$4,914$1,814 – $10,172
Non-profit666$6,397$3,280 – $11,273
System affiliation
Part of a system763$6,397$3,280 – $11,273
Independent108$5,505$1,014 – $9,730

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$11,386
Median cash price$6,397
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

666 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $7,095 and the average of the middle 60% is $7,479; most fall between $3,260 and $12,850.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 666 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,664$3,933$7,095$11,329$16,022

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 9.6× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,664 vs $16,022).

Of the 724 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 666 gave a usable cash price; 26 carried a plausibility flag, 1 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 31 a list price only.

How complete is this

871 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (22%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 956 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted871
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here53
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded2
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded1
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded29
Hospitals that filed this code956

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other vascular catheterization, not heart family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Insj Tun Vad Req 2 Cath 2 Sits W/Subq Port.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Two tunneled central IV catheters with implanted port (CPT 36566) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-36566-two-tunneled-central-iv-catheters-with-implanted-port