CPT 36556
Venous Catheter Insertion
Current code52 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Medicare Advantage: Rate for a private Medicare Advantage plan. Applies only to members of that plan.
| Hospital | Medicare Advantage rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Medical Center | $3,583 – $3,942 | $734 – $1,939 | $1,836 – $4,848 |
| Cascade Medical Center | $112 – $167 | $160 | $200 |
| Cascade Valley Hospital | $3,148 – $3,305 | $2,838 – $2,990 | $3,548 – $3,738 |
| Coulee Medical Center | — | $206 – $4,061 | $229 – $4,512 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $3,448 – $3,793 | $1,867 | $4,668 |
| EvergreenHealth Medical Center | — | $3,918 | $4,897 |
| EvergreenHealth Monroe | $3,487 – $3,555 | $1,688 | $2,110 |
| Harborview Medical Center | $3,656 – $4,022 | $3,682 | $5,260 |
| Highline Medical Center | $3,503 – $4,029 | $1,481 | $4,852 |
| Island Hospital | $3,768 – $3,994 | $186 – $3,103 | $186 – $3,103 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | $3,519 – $4,222 | $3,388 | $4,840 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | $3,624 – $3,941 | $378 | $582 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $3,611 – $3,972 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $3,593 – $3,953 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $3,593 – $3,953 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $3,611 – $3,972 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $3,552 – $3,793 | $1,867 | $4,668 |
| Olympic Medical Center | $3,957 – $5,087 | $3,360 | $4,200 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | $3,667 – $3,813 | $2,129 | $4,258 |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center | — | $639 | $983 |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | $3,501 – $4,026 | $4,662 – $4,802 | $7,173 – $7,388 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | $2,928 – $4,130 | $5,656 – $5,825 | $8,701 – $8,962 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | $3,750 – $4,125 | $3,209 – $3,305 | $4,937 – $5,085 |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center | — | $2,176 | $3,348 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | $3,519 – $4,222 | $2,188 – $2,867 | $3,125 – $4,095 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | $3,656 – $5,850 | $3,006 | $5,780 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | $3,519 – $3,870 | $2,783 | $3,976 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $246 – $980 | $351 – $1,400 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | $3,596 – $3,955 | $2,733 | $5,256 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $207 – $818 | $296 – $1,169 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | $3,519 – $3,870 | $218 – $1,049 | $311 – $1,498 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | $3,631 – $5,810 | $3,006 | $5,780 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | — | $4,463 – $60,937 | $346 – $4,463 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | $3,148 – $3,305 | $3,420 | $4,275 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $3,568 – $4,103 | $1,476 | $4,852 |
| St Clare Hospital | $3,568 – $4,103 | $1,398 | $4,852 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $873 – $1,067 | $1,714 | $4,852 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $3,503 – $4,029 | $1,523 | $4,852 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $3,568 – $4,103 | $1,607 | $4,852 |
| St Michael Medical Center | $3,668 – $3,962 | $2,141 | $4,852 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | $3,596 – $4,315 | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | $3,667 – $4,400 | $1,763 – $3,231 | $3,673 – $6,732 |
| Swedish Medical Center | $3,656 – $4,388 | $1,763 – $3,231 | $3,673 – $6,732 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | $3,656 – $4,388 | $1,763 – $3,231 | $3,673 – $6,732 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $3,611 – $3,972 | $1,939 | $4,848 |
| Three Rivers Hospital | — | ||
| Trios Health | $3,356 | — | $59,238 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | $3,656 – $4,022 | $2,893 | $4,133 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $20.37 – $3,600 | $2,567 | $5,033 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | — | — | — |
| WhidbeyHealth Medical Center | — | $158 – $4,926 | $158 – $4,926 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $3,693 – $4,136 | $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)