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CPT 36838

Vascular

Current code36 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

Other government program: TRICARE, VA, Indian Health Service, workers' compensation, or another public program.

HospitalOther government program rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
Highline Medical CenterBurienFile dated 2026-02-28—$3,111$10,187
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01—$712 – $2,036Doctor’s fee: $1,323 – $2,036$1,096 – $3,132Doctor’s fee: $2,036 – $3,132
St Anthony HospitalGig HarborFile dated 2026-02-28—$3,098$10,187
St Clare HospitalLakewoodFile dated 2026-02-28—$2,936$10,187
St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclawFile dated 2026-02-28—$3,600$10,187
St Francis Community HospitalFederal WayFile dated 2026-02-28—$3,197$10,187
St Joseph Medical CenterTacomaFile dated 2026-02-28—$3,374$10,187
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdaleFile dated 2026-02-28—$4,496$10,187
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle—$9,914$19,439

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)
$1,065 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
$1,004 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 36838:

  • 36838P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)
  • 36838T (with a letter after it, T; 1 price line)