Surgery / Interventional Radiology
Implanted chest port placement (port-a-cath), age 5+ cost in Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin
From 103 hospital and 0 clinic prices in Wisconsin.
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 Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin, from 103 providers. Most listed prices: $2,352–$8,887.
Cheapest totals nearby
- $1,222
- Southwest Health Center Inc$1,356Hospital · PlattevilleEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- Sauk Prairie Healthcare HPI$1,507Hospital · Prairie Du SacEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- $486est. $1,222 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Stoughton Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - Southwest Health Center IncImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$620est. $1,356 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Southwest Health Center Inc price file · checked Oct 2026 - Sauk Prairie Healthcare HPIImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$771est. $1,507 total
Doctor fees are billed separately. Location not independently confirmed.
Source: Sauk Prairie Healthcare HPI price file · checked Oct 2026 - Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc.Implanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$771est. $1,507 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. price file · checked Oct 2026 - Grant Regional Health Center IncImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$795est. $1,531 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Grant Regional Health Center Inc price file · checked Oct 2026 - $871est. $1,607 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
- Children's Hospital of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$1,035est. $1,771 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin - Milwaukee price file · checked Oct 2026 - Aurora Medical Center BurlingtonImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$1,820
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Aurora Medical Center Burlington price file · checked Oct 2026 - Aurora Medical Center Washington CountyImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$1,865
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Aurora Medical Center Washington County price file · checked Oct 2026 - $1,908
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Burnett Medical Center price file · checked Nov 2026 - Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalImplanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$1,908
Doctor fees are billed separately. +12 more in this system at the same published price.
Source: Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.)Implanted port placement (tunneled central line), age 5+Facility fee only$1,932
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee C price fil · checked Oct 2026
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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.