Surgery / Interventional Radiology
Implanted chest port placement (port-a-cath), age 5+ cost in North Carolina
Implanted chest port placement (port-a-cath), age 5+ usually involves several bills: the facility, the doctor or surgeon, and often anesthesia. Some surgery centers and cash-pay programs quote one bundled price for everything.
Typical cash price
In North Carolina
From 79 hospital and 0 clinic prices in North Carolina.
Nationwide typical: $4,777 (most listed prices $1,745–$12,199).
Usually included: the facility fee + the doctor's or surgeon's fee.
Good to know: Surgeon-placed ports in the OR typically carry an anesthesia bill. IR-placed ports typically use moderate sedation and imaging guidance lines.
Cheapest in North Carolina
Total price
Implanted chest port placement (port-a-cath), age 5+
The facility fee + the doctor's fee
How totals are compared
Every total covers the same bundle: the facility fee + the doctor's fee. Where a hospital does not publish a part, the typical published amount is added and the total is marked estimated.
In North Carolina, from 79 providers. Most listed prices: $2,727–$9,648.
Cheapest totals nearby
- Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital$1,851Hospital · ElkinEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- Duke Raleigh Hospital a Campus of Duke University Hospital$2,119Hospital · DurhamEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- $2,119
- Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$1,115est. $1,851 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - Duke Raleigh Hospital a Campus of Duke University HospitalImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$1,383est. $2,119 total
Doctor fees are billed separately. +1 more in this system at the same published price.
Source: Duke Raleigh Hospital a Campus of Duke University price fil · checked Oct 2026 - $1,383est. $2,119 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Duke Regional Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - $2,180
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: UNC Health Wayne price file · checked Sep 2026 - $2,180
Doctor fees are billed separately. Location not independently confirmed.
Source: Wayne Memorial Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - $2,234
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Rex Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center with Brenner Children'sImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$1,575est. $2,311 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center w price fil · checked Oct 2026 - Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$2,314
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Cape Fear Valley Medical Center price file · checked Oct 2026 - $1,652est. $2,388 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Iredell Memorial Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - ECU Health Edgecombe HospitalImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$2,489
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical CenterImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$2,498
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical Ce price fil · checked Oct 2026 - Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical CenterImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$2,556
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center price file · checked Oct 2026
See all prices for Implanted chest port placement (port-a-cath), age 5+
Common questions
What does a bundled price include?
A bundled (all-in) price usually covers the facility, the surgeon and anesthesia for the procedure itself. Pre-op tests, implants, pathology and follow-up visits are sometimes extra. Ask for a written Good Faith Estimate.
Do I need a referral?
You usually need a consultation with the surgeon or specialist first. Ask whether the consultation is included in the cash price.
Why are prices so different?
Each hospital and clinic sets its own cash price. Hospitals publish prices because federal rules require it; clinics and booking sites set prices to compete. The same service can cost several times more at one place than at another nearby.
Can I pay cash if I have insurance?
Yes. You can choose to self-pay. A cash price is often lower than what you would pay before meeting your deductible. Cash payments may not count toward your deductible, so check with your plan. Our cash vs. insurance tool can help you decide.
What is a Good Faith Estimate?
If you are uninsured or paying cash, providers must give you a Good Faith Estimate of the cost on request. If your final bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it.