CPT 36581

Venous Catheter Insertion

Current code44 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Unknown: The source file doesn't say which population this rate applies to.

Prices for CPT 36581 by hospital
HospitalUnknown rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27—$2,287 – $2,302$5,718 – $5,754
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokaneFile dated 2026-08-27—$5,101$12,753
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterKirkland$8,5011 plan$7,557$9,446
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$9,293$13,276
Highline Medical CenterBurienFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,309$4,287
Island HospitalAnacortes$1,753 – $3,9573 plans——
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichlandFile dated 2026-04-01—$5,231$7,473
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01—$115 – $330Doctor’s fee: $214 – $330$177 – $507Doctor’s fee: $329 – $507
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$2,302$5,754
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27—$2,302$5,754
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27—$2,302$5,754
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27—$2,302$5,754
MultiCare Valley HospitalSpokane ValleyFile dated 2026-08-27—$5,101$12,753
Olympic Medical CenterPort AngelesFile dated 2026-06-24———
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevueFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,014$6,028
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver$9,234 – $9,7772 plans$4,962 – $5,460$7,634 – $8,400
PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview$23,315 – $26,7162 plans$4,962 – $5,460$7,634 – $8,400
PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham$20,076 – $22,8272 plans$5,117 – $5,884$7,872 – $9,053
Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.SpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$3,709 – $6,201$5,298 – $8,858
Providence Centralia HospitalCentraliaFile dated 2026-04-01—$7,622$14,658
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,855 – $8,044$6,936 – $11,491
Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColvilleFile dated 2026-04-01—$5,213$7,447
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverettFile dated 2026-04-01—$6,846$13,166
Providence St Joseph HospitalChewelahFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,458$6,368
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla WallaFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,648$6,640
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympiaFile dated 2026-04-01—$7,622$14,658
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle$104 – $9,07523 plans$265 – $31,405$753 – $10,083
Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon—$7,299$9,124
St Anthony HospitalGig HarborFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,304$4,287
St Clare HospitalLakewoodFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,236$4,287
St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclawFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,515$4,287
St Francis Community HospitalFederal WayFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,345$4,287
St Joseph Medical CenterTacomaFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,420$4,287
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdaleFile dated 2026-02-28—$1,892$4,287
Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmondsFile dated 2026-04-01———
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,565 – $8,367$9,510 – $17,432
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,565 – $8,367$9,510 – $17,432
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$4,565 – $8,367$9,510 – $17,432
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$2,302$5,754
Trios HealthKennewick$3,421 – $6,594at least 3 plans—$5,899
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$6,115$8,736
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle—$5,419$10,626
Wellfound Behavioral Health HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27———
Yakima Valley MemorialYakimaFile dated 2026-08-27—$2,306$5,765

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code as an outpatient, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

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)