CPT 36581
Venous Catheter Insertion
Current code44 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 | — | $2,287 – $2,302 | $5,718 – $5,754 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | — | $5,101 | $12,753 |
| EvergreenHealth Medical Center | — | $7,557 | $9,446 |
| Harborview Medical Center | — | $9,293 | $13,276 |
| Highline Medical Center | — | $1,309 | $4,287 |
| Island Hospital | — | — | — |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | — | $5,231 | $7,473 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | — | $115 – $330 | $177 – $507 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | — | $2,302 | $5,754 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | — | $2,302 | $5,754 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | — | $2,302 | $5,754 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | — | $2,302 | $5,754 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | — | $5,101 | $12,753 |
| Olympic Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | — | $3,014 | $6,028 |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | — | $4,962 – $5,460 | $7,634 – $8,400 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | — | $4,962 – $5,460 | $7,634 – $8,400 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | — | $5,117 – $5,884 | $7,872 – $9,053 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | — | $3,709 – $6,201 | $5,298 – $8,858 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | — | $7,622 | $14,658 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | — | $4,855 – $8,044 | $6,936 – $11,491 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $5,213 | $7,447 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | — | $6,846 | $13,166 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $4,458 | $6,368 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | — | $4,648 | $6,640 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | — | $7,622 | $14,658 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | — | $265 – $31,405 | $753 – $10,083 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | — | $7,299 | $9,124 |
| St Anthony Hospital | — | $1,304 | $4,287 |
| St Clare Hospital | — | $1,236 | $4,287 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | — | $1,515 | $4,287 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | — | $1,345 | $4,287 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | — | $1,420 | $4,287 |
| St Michael Medical Center | — | $1,892 | $4,287 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | — | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | — | $4,565 – $8,367 | $9,510 – $17,432 |
| Swedish Medical Center | — | $4,565 – $8,367 | $9,510 – $17,432 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | — | $4,565 – $8,367 | $9,510 – $17,432 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | — | $2,302 | $5,754 |
| Trios Health | $3,258 | — | $5,899 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | — | $6,115 | $8,736 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | — | $5,419 | $10,626 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | — | — | — |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | — | $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)