# CPT 36556: Insertion of non-tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter

Medicare CPT 36556 pays $237.81 in a non-facility setting and $77.49 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $209.69 in Arkansas to $274.17 in Alaska, a 31% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/36556-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $237.81 |
| National facility | $77.49 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $274.17 | $103.42 |
| District of Columbia | $272.56 | $83.70 |
| California | $268.06 | $78.34 |
| New York | $263.28 | $84.43 |
| New Jersey | $263.19 | $82.67 |
| Washington | $262.22 | $79.44 |
| Massachusetts | $259.61 | $79.49 |
| Hawaii | $258.28 | $75.99 |
| Connecticut | $253.89 | $81.22 |
| Colorado | $247.89 | $77.31 |
| Maryland | $246.51 | $79.37 |
| Florida | $245.66 | $84.81 |
| Oregon | $245.41 | $76.51 |
| New Hampshire | $243.95 | $77.05 |
| Rhode Island | $243.78 | $78.16 |
| Puerto Rico | $239.60 | $77.51 |
| Virgin Islands | $239.60 | $77.51 |
| Illinois | $239.18 | $84.26 |
| Montana | $237.80 | $77.47 |
| Minnesota | $237.42 | $72.45 |
| Nevada | $236.70 | $76.22 |
| Wyoming | $235.82 | $75.49 |
| Pennsylvania | $235.31 | $78.28 |
| Delaware | $235.25 | $76.85 |
| Texas | $234.90 | $77.06 |
| North Dakota | $233.25 | $72.93 |
| South Dakota | $232.71 | $72.39 |
| Virginia | $232.61 | $75.02 |
| Vermont | $232.29 | $73.57 |
| Georgia | $231.45 | $78.50 |
| Arizona | $231.34 | $75.99 |
| Michigan | $230.39 | $79.85 |
| Maine | $227.25 | $74.06 |
| Utah | $226.65 | $75.94 |
| Wisconsin | $225.23 | $71.64 |
| New Mexico | $225.00 | $77.98 |
| South Carolina | $223.51 | $75.37 |
| Missouri | $223.45 | $76.33 |
| North Carolina | $223.45 | $73.87 |
| Louisiana | $223.12 | $76.75 |
| Ohio | $222.82 | $76.45 |
| Indiana | $221.24 | $72.61 |
| Idaho | $219.92 | $72.43 |
| Nebraska | $219.71 | $71.73 |
| Tennessee | $218.51 | $72.78 |
| Iowa | $218.48 | $71.78 |
| West Virginia | $218.46 | $79.14 |
| Kentucky | $217.96 | $75.43 |
| Oklahoma | $217.59 | $74.42 |
| Kansas | $217.39 | $72.46 |
| Alabama | $212.85 | $72.57 |
| Mississippi | $211.76 | $73.72 |
| Arkansas | $209.69 | $71.97 |

## Related codes

- 33016: Pericardiocentesis — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33016-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33017: Pericardial drainage with insertion of indwelling catheter — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33017-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33206: Insertion of permanent pacemaker, atrial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33206-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33207: Insertion of permanent pacemaker, ventricular — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33207-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33208: Insertion of permanent pacemaker, atrial and ventricular — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33208-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33210: Insertion of temporary transvenous pacemaker — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33210-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33240: Insertion of implantable defibrillator pulse generator only — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33240-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33249: Insertion of implantable defibrillator with lead(s), dual chamber — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33249-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 36556 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules