CPT 36821
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Current code40 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Medicaid managed care: Rate for an Apple Health managed-care plan. Applies only to members of that plan.
| Hospital | Medicaid managed care rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Medical Center | $2,634 – $3,903 | $7,611 | $19,028 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $2,410 – $2,552 | — | — |
| EvergreenHealth Medical Center | — | $10,089 | $12,611 |
| Harborview Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Highline Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Island Hospital | $2,487 – $2,698 | — | — |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | — | $413 – $1,180 | $635 – $1,815 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $2,493 – $2,692 | $7,611 | $19,028 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $2,448 – $2,644 | $7,611 | $19,028 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $2,448 – $2,644 | $7,611 | $19,028 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $2,504 – $2,705 | $7,611 | $19,028 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $2,393 – $2,534 | — | — |
| Olympic Medical Center | $3,081 – $3,374 | — | — |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | — | — | — |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | $3,641 | $15,138 – $17,183 | $23,289 – $26,435 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | $2,928 – $3,942 | $14,587 – $17,791 | $22,441 – $27,370 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | $3,937 | $9,147 – $19,376 | $14,073 – $29,809 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | — | — | — |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | — | — | — |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | — | — | — |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | — | — | — |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | — | — | — |
| St Anthony Hospital | — | — | — |
| St Clare Hospital | — | — | — |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | — | — | — |
| St Francis Community Hospital | — | — | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | — | — | — |
| St Michael Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | — | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | — | — | — |
| Swedish Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | — | — | — |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $2,505 – $2,706 | $7,611 | $19,028 |
| Trios Health | — | — | $25,355 – $26,219 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | — | — | — |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | — | $9,929 | $19,468 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | — | — | — |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $2,394 – $2,781 | — | — |
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)