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 | $1,340 – $18,001 | $734 – $1,939 | $1,836 – $4,848 |
| Cascade Medical Center | $125 – $200 | $160 | $200 |
| Cascade Valley Hospital | $302 – $12,095 | $2,838 – $2,990 | $3,548 – $3,738 |
| Coulee Medical Center | — | $206 – $4,061 | $229 – $4,512 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $1,734 – $13,286 | $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 | $5,850 – $7,783 | $3,682 | $5,260 |
| Highline Medical Center | $2,086 – $14,363 | $1,481 | $4,852 |
| Island Hospital | $123 – $6,783 | $186 – $3,103 | $186 – $3,103 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | $142 – $9,884 | $3,388 | $4,840 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | $3,395 – $7,246 | $378 | $582 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $2,503 – $29,704 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $2,723 – $16,113 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $2,723 – $16,113 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $2,723 – $16,113 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $1,734 – $13,256 | $1,867 | $4,668 |
| Olympic Medical Center | $2,348 – $4,200 | $3,360 | $4,200 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | $2,447 – $9,643 | $2,129 | $4,258 |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center | — | $639 | $983 |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | $1,401 – $11,360 | $4,662 – $4,802 | $7,173 – $7,388 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | $1,502 – $21,603 | $5,656 – $5,825 | $8,701 – $8,962 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | $7,232 | $3,209 – $3,305 | $4,937 – $5,085 |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center | — | $2,176 | $3,348 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | $5,057 – $13,212 | $2,188 – $2,867 | $3,125 – $4,095 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | $6,179 – $23,371 | $3,006 | $5,780 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | $3,313 – $12,900 | $2,783 | $3,976 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $246 – $980 | $351 – $1,400 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | $1,985 – $11,152 | $2,733 | $5,256 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $207 – $818 | $296 – $1,169 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | $2,824 – $17,634 | $218 – $1,049 | $311 – $1,498 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | $2,770 – $14,187 | $3,006 | $5,780 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | $131 – $4,284 | $4,463 – $60,937 | $346 – $4,463 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | $2,602 – $14,435 | $3,420 | $4,275 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $3,493 – $15,697 | $1,476 | $4,852 |
| St Clare Hospital | $3,493 – $15,697 | $1,398 | $4,852 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $1,237 – $13,490 | $1,714 | $4,852 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $3,493 – $15,697 | $1,523 | $4,852 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $3,493 – $15,697 | $1,607 | $4,852 |
| St Michael Medical Center | $3,105 – $14,040 | $2,141 | $4,852 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | $1,638 – $12,947 | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | $5,500 – $15,552 | $1,763 – $3,231 | $3,673 – $6,732 |
| Swedish Medical Center | $5,485 – $15,509 | $1,763 – $3,231 | $3,673 – $6,732 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | $5,485 – $15,509 | $1,763 – $3,231 | $3,673 – $6,732 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $2,723 – $16,113 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| Three Rivers Hospital | — | ||
| Trios Health | — | — | $59,238 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | $5,850 – $13,338 | $2,893 | $4,133 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $6.56 – $11,612 | $2,567 | $5,033 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | $9,299 | — | — |
| WhidbeyHealth Medical Center | — | $158 – $4,926 | $158 – $4,926 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $2,706 – $10,649 | $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)