CPT 36557
Venous Catheter Insertion
Current code39 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Medicare (traditional): Traditional Medicare. Applies only to people on original Medicare.
| Hospital | Medicare (traditional) rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Medical Center | — | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| Harborview Medical Center | — | $8,698 – $13,047 | $12,426 – $18,638 |
| Highline Medical Center | — | $2,682 | $8,783 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | — | $6,098 | $8,712 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | — | $588 | $905 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | — | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | — | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | — | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | — | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | — | $6,245 | $8,922 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | — | $11,873 | $22,833 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | — | $7,202 | $10,289 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $8,994 | $12,849 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $7,690 | $10,986 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | — | $11,073 | $15,819 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | — | $11,873 | $22,833 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | — | $5,876 | $1,346 – $5,876 |
| St Anthony Hospital | — | $2,671 | $8,783 |
| St Clare Hospital | — | $2,532 | $8,783 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | — | $3,104 | $8,783 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | — | $2,756 | $8,783 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | — | $2,909 | $8,783 |
| St Michael Medical Center | — | $3,876 | $8,783 |
| Swedish Issaquah | — | $13,761 | $28,668 |
| Swedish Medical Center | — | $13,761 | $28,668 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | — | $13,761 | $28,668 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | — | $3,868 | $9,671 |
| Trios Health | $5,596 | — | $70,360 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | — | $7,846 – $11,769 | $11,209 – $16,813 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | — | $7,726 | $15,149 |
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)