CPT 36581
Venous Catheter Insertion
Current code44 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 | $2,287 – $2,302 | $5,718 – $5,754 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $3,448 – $3,793 | $5,101 | $12,753 |
| EvergreenHealth Medical Center | $3,555 – $3,625 | $7,557 | $9,446 |
| Harborview Medical Center | $3,656 – $4,022 | $9,293 | $13,276 |
| Highline Medical Center | $3,503 – $4,029 | $1,309 | $4,287 |
| Island Hospital | $3,768 – $3,994 | — | — |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | $3,519 – $4,222 | $5,231 | $7,473 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | $3,624 – $3,941 | $115 – $330 | $177 – $507 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $3,611 – $3,972 | $2,302 | $5,754 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $3,593 – $3,953 | $2,302 | $5,754 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $3,593 – $3,953 | $2,302 | $5,754 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $3,611 – $3,972 | $2,302 | $5,754 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $3,552 – $3,793 | $5,101 | $12,753 |
| Olympic Medical Center | $3,957 – $5,087 | — | — |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | $3,667 – $3,813 | $3,014 | $6,028 |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | $3,501 – $4,026 | $4,962 – $5,460 | $7,634 – $8,400 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | $2,928 – $4,130 | $4,962 – $5,460 | $7,634 – $8,400 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | $3,750 – $4,125 | $5,117 – $5,884 | $7,872 – $9,053 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | $3,519 – $4,222 | $3,709 – $6,201 | $5,298 – $8,858 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | $3,656 – $5,850 | $7,622 | $14,658 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | $3,519 – $3,870 | $4,855 – $8,044 | $6,936 – $11,491 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $5,213 | $7,447 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | $3,596 – $3,955 | $6,846 | $13,166 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $4,458 | $6,368 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | $3,519 – $3,870 | $4,648 | $6,640 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | $3,631 – $5,810 | $7,622 | $14,658 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | — | $265 – $31,405 | $753 – $10,083 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | $3,148 – $3,305 | $7,299 | $9,124 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $3,568 – $4,103 | $1,304 | $4,287 |
| St Clare Hospital | $3,568 – $4,103 | $1,236 | $4,287 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $772 – $943 | $1,515 | $4,287 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $3,503 – $4,029 | $1,345 | $4,287 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $3,568 – $4,103 | $1,420 | $4,287 |
| St Michael Medical Center | $3,668 – $3,962 | $1,892 | $4,287 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | $3,596 – $4,315 | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | $3,667 – $4,400 | $4,565 – $8,367 | $9,510 – $17,432 |
| Swedish Medical Center | $3,656 – $4,388 | $4,565 – $8,367 | $9,510 – $17,432 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | $3,656 – $4,388 | $4,565 – $8,367 | $9,510 – $17,432 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $3,611 – $3,972 | $2,302 | $5,754 |
| Trios Health | $3,356 | — | $5,899 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | $3,656 – $4,022 | $6,115 | $8,736 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $10.81 – $3,600 | $5,419 | $10,626 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | — | — | — |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $3,693 – $4,136 | $2,306 | $5,765 |
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)
- $905 in an office; $178 in a hospital or surgery center
- Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
- $790 in an office; $165 in a hospital or surgery center
- Hospital outpatient payment (national)
- $3,226 (APC 5183)
- Surgery center payment (national)
- $2,060
How hospitals also write this code
Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 36581:
- 36581P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)
- 36581T (with a letter after it, T; 1 price line)