CPT 36557
Venous Catheter Insertion
Current code39 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 | $7,060 – $31,724 | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $9,344 – $22,923 | — | — |
| Harborview Medical Center | $10,310 – $13,717 | $8,698 – $13,047 | $12,426 – $18,638 |
| Highline Medical Center | $3,777 – $24,669 | $2,682 | $8,783 |
| Island Hospital | $4,241 – $11,954 | — | — |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | $547 – $17,418 | $6,098 | $8,712 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | $4,275 – $20,708 | $588 | $905 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $4,889 – $52,348 | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $7,060 – $28,396 | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $7,060 – $28,396 | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $7,060 – $28,396 | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $9,085 – $22,872 | — | — |
| Olympic Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | $3,980 – $20,683 | — | — |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | $8,066 – $20,571 | $3,818 – $6,245 | $5,454 – $8,922 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | $9,575 – $40,293 | $11,873 | $22,833 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | $4,435 – $22,733 | $4,855 – $7,202 | $6,936 – $10,289 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $8,994 | $12,849 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | $6,914 – $19,653 | — | — |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $7,690 | $10,986 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | $4,869 – $24,735 | $11,073 | $15,819 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | $5,180 – $25,002 | $11,873 | $22,833 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | $532 – $5,641 | $5,876 – $33,310 | $1,346 – $5,876 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $5,920 – $26,959 | $2,671 | $8,783 |
| St Clare Hospital | $5,920 – $26,959 | $2,532 | $8,783 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $2,925 – $23,257 | $3,104 | $8,783 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $5,920 – $26,959 | $2,756 | $8,783 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $5,920 – $26,959 | $2,909 | $8,783 |
| St Michael Medical Center | $5,621 – $24,224 | $3,876 | $8,783 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | $2,225 – $23,257 | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | $7,277 – $27,408 | $7,506 – $13,761 | $15,638 – $28,668 |
| Swedish Medical Center | $7,277 – $27,332 | $7,506 – $13,761 | $15,638 – $28,668 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | $7,277 – $27,332 | $7,506 – $13,761 | $15,638 – $28,668 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $7,060 – $28,396 | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | $10,310 – $22,995 | $7,846 – $11,769 | $11,209 – $16,813 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $35.69 – $19,944 | $7,726 | $15,149 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | $16,388 | — | — |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $7,626 – $19,271 | — | — |
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)
- $1,503 in an office; $333 in a hospital or surgery center
- Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
- $1,310 in an office; $306 in a hospital or surgery center
- Hospital outpatient payment (national)
- $5,685 (APC 5184)
- Surgery center payment (national)
- $3,187
How hospitals also write this code
Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 36557:
- 36557P (with a letter after it, P; 4 price lines)