CPT 36578
Venous Catheter Insertion
Current code42 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 | $3,397 | $8,493 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $3,448 – $3,793 | $3,551 | $8,878 |
| Harborview Medical Center | $3,656 – $4,022 | $10,494 | $14,991 |
| Highline Medical Center | $3,503 – $4,029 | $994 | $3,255 |
| Island Hospital | $3,768 – $3,994 | $489 | $489 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | $3,519 – $4,222 | $6,154 | $8,792 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | $3,624 – $3,941 | $127 – $364 | $196 – $560 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $3,611 – $3,972 | $5,537 | $13,843 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $3,593 – $3,953 | $5,537 | $13,843 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $3,593 – $3,953 | $5,537 | $13,843 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $3,611 – $3,972 | $5,537 | $13,843 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $3,552 – $3,793 | $3,551 | $8,878 |
| Olympic Medical Center | $3,957 – $5,087 | $4,800 | $6,000 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | $3,667 – $3,813 | — | — |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | $3,501 – $4,026 | $3,648 – $4,123 | $5,613 – $6,343 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | $2,928 – $4,130 | $4,123 | $6,343 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | $3,519 – $4,222 | $3,709 – $7,053 | $5,298 – $10,075 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | $3,656 – $5,850 | $6,882 | $13,234 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | $3,519 – $3,870 | $5,704 | $8,149 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $5,213 | $7,447 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | $3,596 – $3,955 | — | — |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $4,458 | $6,368 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | $3,519 – $3,870 | $6,257 | $8,938 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | $3,631 – $5,810 | $6,882 | $13,234 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | — | $833 | $833 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $3,568 – $4,103 | $990 | $3,255 |
| St Clare Hospital | $3,568 – $4,103 | $938 | $3,255 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $586 – $716 | $1,150 | $3,255 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $3,503 – $4,029 | $1,021 | $3,255 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $3,568 – $4,103 | $1,078 | $3,255 |
| St Michael Medical Center | $3,668 – $3,962 | $1,437 | $3,255 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | $3,596 – $4,315 | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | $3,667 – $4,400 | $4,565 – $8,785 | $9,510 – $18,303 |
| Swedish Medical Center | $3,656 – $4,388 | $4,565 – $8,785 | $9,510 – $18,303 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | $3,656 – $4,388 | $4,565 – $8,785 | $9,510 – $18,303 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $3,611 – $3,972 | $5,537 | $13,843 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | $3,656 – $4,022 | $4,381 | $6,258 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $18.93 – $3,600 | $4,516 | $8,855 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | — | — | — |
| WhidbeyHealth Medical Center | — | $962 | $962 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $3,693 – $4,136 | — | — |
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)
- $507 in an office; $204 in a hospital or surgery center
- Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
- $449 in an office; $188 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 36578:
- 36578P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)
- 36578T (with a letter after it, T; 1 price line)