CPT 36821

A-V Fistula Creation

Current code40 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

Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

Prices for CPT 36821 by hospital
Hospital	Commercial insurance rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27	$15,222 – $16,1742 plans	$7,611	$19,028
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterKirkland	$989 – $11,72827 plans	$10,089	$12,611
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$413 – $1,180Doctor’s fee: $767 – $1,180	$635 – $1,815Doctor’s fee: $1,180 – $1,815
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27	$12,444 – $15,2226 plans	$7,611	$19,028
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27	$13,8902 plans	$7,611	$19,028
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27	$13,8902 plans	$7,611	$19,028
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27	$13,8902 plans	$7,611	$19,028
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27	$13,8902 plans	$7,611	$19,028
Trios HealthKennewick	—	—	$25,355 – $108,511
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	$12,469 – $15,5744 plans	$9,929	$19,468

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, 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): $628 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $588 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 36821:

36821P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)
36821T (with a letter after it, T; 1 price line)