CPT 36830

A-V Fistula Creation

Current code39 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

Medicare (traditional): Traditional Medicare. Applies only to people on original Medicare.

Prices for CPT 36830 by hospital
Hospital	Medicare (traditional) rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterKirkland	—	$9,170	$11,463
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$417 – $1,193Doctor’s fee: $775 – $1,193	$642 – $1,835Doctor’s fee: $1,193 – $1,835
Trios HealthKennewick	$5,5965 plans	—	$108,511
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	—	$12,192	$23,905

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): $635 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $594 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national): $5,685 (APC 5184)
Surgery center payment (national): $3,187

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 36830:

36830P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)
36830T (with a letter after it, T; 1 price line)