CPT 36555

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County)

$249 in an office; $83.82 in a hospital or surgery center

Doctor's fee, rest of Washington

$221 in an office; $79.28 in a hospital or surgery center

Hospital outpatient payment (national)

$3,226 (APC 5183)

Surgery center payment (national)

$1,624

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 36555:

• 36555P (with a letter after it, P; 4 price lines)
• 36555T (with a letter after it, T; 2 price lines)