CPT 36557
Venous Catheter Insertion
Current code39 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 | $6,315 – $6,946 | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $6,077 – $6,684 | — | — |
| Harborview Medical Center | $6,444 – $7,088 | $8,698 – $13,047 | $12,426 – $18,638 |
| Highline Medical Center | $6,017 – $6,919 | $2,682 | $8,783 |
| Island Hospital | $6,641 – $7,039 | — | — |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | $6,201 – $7,441 | $6,098 | $8,712 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | $6,387 – $6,945 | $588 | $905 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $6,364 – $7,001 | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $6,332 – $6,966 | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $6,332 – $6,966 | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $6,364 – $7,001 | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $6,259 – $6,684 | — | — |
| Olympic Medical Center | $6,973 – $8,965 | — | — |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | $6,462 – $6,720 | — | — |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | $6,201 – $7,441 | $3,818 – $6,245 | $5,454 – $8,922 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | $6,444 – $10,310 | $11,873 | $22,833 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | $6,201 – $6,821 | $4,855 – $7,202 | $6,936 – $10,289 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $8,994 | $12,849 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | $6,337 – $6,971 | — | — |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $7,690 | $10,986 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | $6,201 – $6,821 | $11,073 | $15,819 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | $6,400 – $10,239 | $11,873 | $22,833 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | — | $5,876 – $33,310 | $1,346 – $5,876 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $6,127 – $7,046 | $2,671 | $8,783 |
| St Clare Hospital | $6,127 – $7,046 | $2,532 | $8,783 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $1,581 – $1,932 | $3,104 | $8,783 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $6,017 – $6,919 | $2,756 | $8,783 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $6,127 – $7,046 | $2,909 | $8,783 |
| St Michael Medical Center | $6,300 – $6,804 | $3,876 | $8,783 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | $6,337 – $7,604 | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | $6,462 – $7,754 | $7,506 – $13,761 | $15,638 – $28,668 |
| Swedish Medical Center | $6,444 – $7,732 | $7,506 – $13,761 | $15,638 – $28,668 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | $6,444 – $7,732 | $7,506 – $13,761 | $15,638 – $28,668 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $6,364 – $7,001 | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | $6,444 – $7,088 | $7,846 – $11,769 | $11,209 – $16,813 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $12.98 – $6,183 | $7,726 | $15,149 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | — | — | — |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $6,508 – $7,289 | — | — |
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)