CPT 36555

Venous Catheter Insertion

Current code47 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

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

Prices for CPT 36555 by hospital
HospitalCommercial insurance rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27$3,403 – $18,00120 plans$1,939$4,848
Cascade Medical CenterLeavenworth$125 – $2002 plansDoctor’s fee: $253 – $459$160Doctor’s fee: $586$200Doctor’s fee: $732
Cascade Valley HospitalArlington$288 – $12,09511 plans$2,708$3,385
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokaneFile dated 2026-08-27$2,162 – $13,28616 plans$2,328$5,820
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterKirkland$129 – $9,83828 plans$2,659$3,324
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01$5,850 – $7,7833 plans$3,630$5,186
Highline Medical CenterBurienFile dated 2026-02-28$2,086 – $14,36317 plans$1,481$4,852
Island HospitalAnacortes$648 – $6,7837 plans——
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichlandFile dated 2026-04-01$142 – $9,8849 plans$3,100$4,428
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01$3,395 – $7,24610 plans$117 – $335Doctor’s fee: $218 – $335$180 – $515Doctor’s fee: $335 – $515
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27$2,503 – $29,70420 plans$1,939$4,848
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27$2,723 – $16,11320 plans$1,939$4,848
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27$2,723 – $16,11320 plans$1,939$4,848
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27$2,723 – $16,11320 plans$1,939$4,848
MultiCare Valley HospitalSpokane ValleyFile dated 2026-08-27$2,162 – $13,25616 plans$2,328$5,820
Olympic Medical CenterPort AngelesFile dated 2026-06-24———
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevueFile dated 2026-04-01$2,447 – $9,64316 plans——
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver$1,401 – $11,3606 plans$3,827$5,888
PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview$1,502 – $21,6033 plans$3,862$5,941
PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham$7,2321 plan$3,739$5,753
PeaceHealth United General Medical CenterSedro Woolley—$3,252$5,003
Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.SpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01$5,057 – $13,21214 plans$2,303$3,290
Providence Centralia HospitalCentraliaFile dated 2026-04-01$6,179 – $23,37110 plans$6,882$13,234
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01$3,313 – $12,90013 plans$1,719$2,456
Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColvilleFile dated 2026-04-01—$200 – $1,184$285 – $1,692
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverettFile dated 2026-04-01$1,985 – $11,15214 plans$2,629$5,055
Providence St Joseph HospitalChewelahFile dated 2026-04-01—$194 – $988$277 – $1,412
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla WallaFile dated 2026-04-01$2,824 – $17,63410 plans$209 – $1,859$299 – $2,656
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympiaFile dated 2026-04-01$2,770 – $14,18715 plans$6,882$13,234
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle$134 – $4,498152 plans$4,686$346 – $4,686
Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon$2,602 – $14,435at least 11 plans$2,856$3,570
St Anthony HospitalGig HarborFile dated 2026-02-28$3,493 – $15,69718 plans$1,476$4,852
St Clare HospitalLakewoodFile dated 2026-02-28$3,493 – $15,69718 plans$1,398$4,852
St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclawFile dated 2026-02-28$1,237 – $13,49015 plans$1,714$4,852
St Francis Community HospitalFederal WayFile dated 2026-02-28$3,493 – $15,69718 plans$1,523$4,852
St Joseph Medical CenterTacomaFile dated 2026-02-28$3,493 – $15,69718 plans$1,607$4,852
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdaleFile dated 2026-02-28$3,105 – $14,04018 plans$2,141$4,852
Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmondsFile dated 2026-04-01$1,638 – $12,94716 plans——
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01$5,500 – $15,55216 plans$1,693 – $3,103$3,527 – $6,464
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01$5,485 – $15,50923 plans$1,693 – $3,103$3,527 – $6,464
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01$5,485 – $15,50917 plans$1,693 – $3,103$3,527 – $6,464
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27$2,723 – $16,11320 plans$1,939$4,848
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01$5,850 – $13,33811 plans$2,065$2,950
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle$5.78 – $11,61210 plans$2,127$4,170
Wellfound Behavioral Health HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27$9,2991 plan——
WhidbeyHealth Medical CenterCoupeville—$4,926$4,926
Yakima Valley MemorialYakimaFile dated 2026-08-27$2,706 – $10,64919 plans$3,635$9,088

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code as an outpatient, 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)