CPT 36556
Venous Catheter Insertion
Current code52 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.
| Hospital | Commercial insurance rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Medical Center | $1,469 – $4,121 | $734 – $1,939 | $1,836 – $4,848 |
| Cascade Medical Center | $125 – $200 | $160 | $200 |
| Cascade Valley Hospital | $318 – $12,095 | $2,990 | $3,738 |
| Coulee Medical Center | — | $206 – $4,061 | $229 – $4,512 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $3,314 – $3,408 | $1,867 | $4,668 |
| EvergreenHealth Medical Center | $1,567 – $9,138 | $3,918 | $4,897 |
| EvergreenHealth Monroe | $128 – $11,598 | $1,688 | $2,110 |
| Harborview Medical Center | — | $3,682 | $5,260 |
| Highline Medical Center | $2,086 – $4,366 | $1,481 | $4,852 |
| Island Hospital | $123 – $6,783 | $186 – $3,103 | $186 – $3,103 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | — | $3,388 | $4,840 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | — | $378 | $582 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $3,171 – $3,878 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $3,539 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $3,539 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $3,539 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $3,361 | $1,867 | $4,668 |
| Olympic Medical Center | $2,348 – $4,200 | $3,360 | $4,200 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | — | $2,129 | $4,258 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | — | $2,867 | $4,095 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | — | $3,006 | $5,780 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | — | $2,783 | $3,976 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $246 – $980 | $351 – $1,400 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | — | $2,733 | $5,256 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $207 – $818 | $296 – $1,169 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | — | $218 – $1,049 | $311 – $1,498 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | — | $3,006 | $5,780 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | $131 – $4,284 | $4,463 | $346 – $4,463 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | $2,602 – $14,435 | $3,420 | $4,275 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $3,493 – $3,639 | $1,476 | $4,852 |
| St Clare Hospital | $3,493 – $3,639 | $1,398 | $4,852 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $1,941 – $4,366 | $1,714 | $4,852 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $3,493 – $3,639 | $1,523 | $4,852 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $3,493 – $3,639 | $1,607 | $4,852 |
| St Michael Medical Center | $3,057 – $4,366 | $2,141 | $4,852 |
| Swedish Issaquah | — | $3,231 | $6,732 |
| Swedish Medical Center | — | $3,231 | $6,732 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | — | $3,231 | $6,732 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $3,539 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| Three Rivers Hospital | — | ||
| Trios Health | — | — | $70,699 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | — | $2,893 | $4,133 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $3,224 – $4,026 | $2,567 | $5,033 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $5,089 | $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)
- $279 in an office; $81.82 in a hospital or surgery center
- Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
- $246 in an office; $77.07 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 36556:
- 36556P (with a letter after it, P; 6 price lines)