CPT 36556

Venous Catheter Insertion

Current code52 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

Medicare (traditional): Traditional Medicare. Applies only to people on original Medicare.

Prices for CPT 36556 by hospital
HospitalMedicare (traditional) rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27—$734 – $1,939$1,836 – $4,848
Cascade Medical CenterLeavenworth$1161 planDoctor’s fee: $86.86$160Doctor’s fee: $542$200Doctor’s fee: $678
Cascade Valley HospitalArlington—$2,990$3,738
Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee—$206 – $4,061$229 – $4,512
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokaneFile dated 2026-08-27—$1,867$4,668
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterKirkland—$3,918$4,897
EvergreenHealth MonroeMonroe—$1,688$2,110
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,682$5,260
Highline Medical CenterBurienFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,481$4,852
Island HospitalAnacortes—$186 – $3,103$186 – $3,103
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichlandFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,388$4,840
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01—$378Doctor’s fee: $246 – $378$582Doctor’s fee: $378 – $582
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$1,939$4,848
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27—$1,939$4,848
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27—$1,939$4,848
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27—$1,939$4,848
MultiCare Valley HospitalSpokane ValleyFile dated 2026-08-27—$1,867$4,668
Olympic Medical CenterPort AngelesFile dated 2026-06-24—$3,360$4,200
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevueFile dated 2026-04-01—$2,129$4,258
Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.SpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$2,867$4,095
Providence Centralia HospitalCentraliaFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,006$5,780
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$2,783$3,976
Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColvilleFile dated 2026-04-01—$246 – $980$351 – $1,400
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverettFile dated 2026-04-01—$2,733$5,256
Providence St Joseph HospitalChewelahFile dated 2026-04-01—$207 – $818$296 – $1,169
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla WallaFile dated 2026-04-01—$218 – $1,049$311 – $1,498
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympiaFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,006$5,780
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle—$4,463$346 – $4,463
Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon—$3,420$4,275
St Anthony HospitalGig HarborFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,476$4,852
St Clare HospitalLakewoodFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,398$4,852
St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclawFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,714$4,852
St Francis Community HospitalFederal WayFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,523$4,852
St Joseph Medical CenterTacomaFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,607$4,852
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdaleFile dated 2026-02-28—$2,141$4,852
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,231$6,732
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,231$6,732
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,231$6,732
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$1,939$4,848
Three Rivers HospitalBrewsterDoctor’s fee: $92.93 – $212Doctor’s fee: $474 – $514Doctor’s fee: $474 – $514
Trios HealthKennewick$3,2585 plans—$70,699
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$2,893$4,133
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle—$2,567$5,033
Yakima Valley MemorialYakimaFile dated 2026-08-27—$3,635$9,088

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, 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)
$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)