Central Venous Catheter Placement and Tunneling

A central venous access catheter is a device that the physician inserts beneath the skin to draw blood or administer medication/nutrients to the patient.  The catheter's tip must terminate in the brachiocephalic (innominate) or iliac vein, subclavian, the superior or inferior vena cava, or the right atrium.  Tunneling describes a technique in which the physician places a long catheter under the skin between the vein entry and external access sites. Choose a location to see hospital-reported price summaries. This page does not show national, sample, or aggregate pricing.