CPT 36555
Venous Catheter Insertion
Current code47 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Unknown: The source file doesn't say which population this rate applies to.
| Hospital | Unknown rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Medical Center | — | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| Cascade Medical Center | $130 – $200 | $160 | $200 |
| Cascade Valley Hospital | — | $2,708 | $3,385 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | — | $2,328 | $5,820 |
| EvergreenHealth Medical Center | $2,992 | $2,659 | $3,324 |
| Harborview Medical Center | — | $3,630 | $5,186 |
| Highline Medical Center | — | $1,481 | $4,852 |
| Island Hospital | $897 – $3,957 | — | — |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | — | $3,100 | $4,428 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | — | $117 – $335 | $180 – $515 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | — | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | — | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | — | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | — | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | — | $2,328 | $5,820 |
| Olympic Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | — | — | — |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | $9,234 – $9,777 | $3,827 | $5,888 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | $23,315 – $26,716 | $3,862 | $5,941 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | $20,076 – $22,827 | $3,739 | $5,753 |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center | — | $3,252 | $5,003 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | — | $2,303 | $3,290 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | — | $6,882 | $13,234 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | — | $1,719 | $2,456 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $200 – $1,184 | $285 – $1,692 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | — | $2,629 | $5,055 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $194 – $988 | $277 – $1,412 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | — | $209 – $1,859 | $299 – $2,656 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | — | $6,882 | $13,234 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | $47.29 – $4,217 | $4,686 | $346 – $4,686 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | — | $2,856 | $3,570 |
| St Anthony Hospital | — | $1,476 | $4,852 |
| St Clare Hospital | — | $1,398 | $4,852 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | — | $1,714 | $4,852 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | — | $1,523 | $4,852 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | — | $1,607 | $4,852 |
| St Michael Medical Center | — | $2,141 | $4,852 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | — | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | — | $1,693 – $3,103 | $3,527 – $6,464 |
| Swedish Medical Center | — | $1,693 – $3,103 | $3,527 – $6,464 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | — | $1,693 – $3,103 | $3,527 – $6,464 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | — | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | — | $2,065 | $2,950 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | — | $2,127 | $4,170 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | — | — | — |
| WhidbeyHealth Medical Center | — | $4,926 | $4,926 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | — | $3,635 | $9,088 |
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)