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CPT code 36010: Venous catheter, SVC or IVC placement2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virginia

Reports advancing a catheter into the superior or inferior vena cava for central venous evaluation or catheter-based work, without selective branch placement.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality9.9K Medicare services in 2024

In Virginia, Medicare pays $501.08 for 36010 in the office and $90.99 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$501.08Office (non-facility)
$90.99Hospital or facility
−2.2%vs the national office rate ($512.37)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 36010 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

We’ll open 36010 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Virginia
  2. What 36010 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 36010 covers

CPT 36010 represents advancing a catheter into the superior vena cava (SVC) or inferior vena cava (IVC). It is used for central venous catheter positioning, such as during caval venography or catheter-based evaluation of suspected central venous obstruction. Interventional radiologists and other physicians performing vascular catheter procedures commonly provide this service in a fluoroscopy suite or procedural setting. The defining point is placement in the cava itself, rather than selective catheterization of a named venous branch.

Report the code when the catheter reaches the SVC or IVC and documentation supports that placement; distinguish it from peripheral venous needle access and from selective branch catheterization. For caval venography, the imaging service is distinct from catheter placement and may be represented by the applicable supervision-and-interpretation code when supported. CMS applies the standard multiple-procedure reduction when multiple procedures are performed in the same session: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. When the service is appropriately reported bilaterally with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Virginia compares for 36010

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 36010 runs from $445.45 in Arkansas to $702.81 in San Benito County, CA. Virginia pays $501.08. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

36010 in Virginia vs other payment areas
  1. Virginia · this page$501.08
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$588.92+$87.84
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$593.86+$92.78
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$550.84+$49.76
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$532.74+$31.66
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$594.21+$93.13
  7. Alaska · Alaska$569.58+$68.50

Other areas in Virginia first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

36010 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$452.99$87.95
ArkansasArkansas$445.45$87.09
ArizonaArizona$497.14$92.90
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$549.41$92.18
Chico, CACalifornia$548.27$91.04
El Centro, CACalifornia$548.34$91.11
Fresno, CACalifornia$548.27$91.04
Hanford, CACalifornia$548.27$91.04

36010 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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$445.45

$625.54

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36010 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$569.581
AL$452.991
AR$445.451
AZ$497.141
CA$548.27–$702.8129
CO$537.591
CT$549.591
DC$593.861
DE$506.211
FL$500.45–$550.843
GA$468.83–$522.182
GU$565.181
HI$565.181
IA$467.771
ID$470.951
IL$482.88–$534.984
IN$474.121
KS$464.531
KY$463.751
LA$462.63–$489.012
MA$533.39–$596.722
MD$517.09–$593.863
ME$472.99–$503.472
MI$476.94–$506.802
MN$515.131
MO$453.01–$491.883
MS$449.371
MT$512.341
NC$478.781
ND$504.241
NE$470.931
NH$528.191
NJ$555.88–$586.192
NM$479.641
NV$510.511
NY$486.93–$609.465
OH$475.281
OK$463.571
OR$506.59–$557.462
PA$476.56–$533.822
PR$516.871
RI$526.351
SC$477.821
SD$503.281
TN$467.121
TX$472.92–$535.758
UT$485.321
VA$501.08–$593.862
VI$516.871
VT$501.331
WA$532.68–$610.472
WI$484.941
WV$462.271
WY$508.811

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How the 36010 rate is calculated

Each of 36010’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · 36010

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work2.13

2.13 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense12.80

12.80 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.41

0.41 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

15.3400

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$512.37

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Virginia inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

4,433

Code
36010
Physician work
2.13
Practice expense
12.80
Malpractice
0.41

GPCI2026.csv

106

Locality
Virginia
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.983
Malpractice
0.706
Office calculation for 36010 in Virginia
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.13× 1.0002.1300
Practice expense12.80× 0.98312.5824
Malpractice0.41× 0.7060.2895
Total RVUs15.0019
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Virginia$501.08

Office: (2.13 × 1 + 12.8 × 0.983 + 0.41 × 0.706) × $33.4009 = $501.08

Facility: (2.13 × 1 + 0.31 × 0.983 + 0.41 × 0.706) × $33.4009 = $90.99

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Payment rules and modifiers for 36010

The CMS indicators that decide how 36010 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 36010

Venous catheter, SVC or IVC placement

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodXXXThe global surgery concept doesn’t apply.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)1Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

36010 without 50 · national office

$512.37

Venous catheter, SVC or IVC placement

36010-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$768.56

Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 36010

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 36010
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Virginia
Same family
36011Venous catheterization, first-order branchSelective placement in a first-order venous branch, rather than in the cava itself.$765.36
36012Venous catheterization, second-order or deeper branchSelective placement in a second-order or more distal venous branch.$790.77
Used instead
36000Venous access, needle or intracatheterReports venous needle access rather than catheter placement in the SVC or IVC.No office rate
Often billed with
75825Caval venography, inferior vena cavaReports imaging supervision and interpretation for IVC venography.$110.97
75827SVC venography, superior vena cavaReports imaging supervision and interpretation for SVC venography.$116.13

How 36010 has changed in Virginia

36010 · Office / nonfacility

$501.08

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $18.90 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $482.18 to $501.08 (3.9%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $482.18changed to$501.08

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.18 changed to 2.13
    • Practice expense RVU 12.63 changed to 12.80
    • Malpractice RVU 0.39 changed to 0.41
    • Work GPCI 1.002 changed to 1.000
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.984 changed to 0.983
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.755 changed to 0.706

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $519.06changed to$482.18

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 13.32 changed to 12.63
    • Malpractice RVU 0.40 changed to 0.39

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $510.59changed to$519.06

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $545.13changed to$510.59

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 13.73 changed to 13.32
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.40
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.990 changed to 0.984
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.826 changed to 0.755

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $580.63changed to$545.13

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 14.32 changed to 13.73
    • Malpractice RVU 0.39 changed to 0.38
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.995 changed to 0.990
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.897 changed to 0.826

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $578.50changed to$580.63

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 14.12 changed to 14.32

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $537.40changed to$578.50

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 12.48 changed to 14.12
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.39
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.991 changed to 0.995
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.903 changed to 0.897

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $507.49changed to$537.40

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 11.73 changed to 12.48
    • Malpractice RVU 0.37 changed to 0.38
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.986 changed to 0.991
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.908 changed to 0.903

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $485.31changed to$507.49

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 11.13 changed to 11.73
    • Malpractice RVU 0.36 changed to 0.37

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $484.29changed to$485.31

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 11.17 changed to 11.13
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.985 changed to 0.986
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.866 changed to 0.908

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $502.50changed to$484.29

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Work RVU 2.43 changed to 2.18
    • Practice expense RVU 11.47 changed to 11.17
    • Malpractice RVU 0.40 changed to 0.36
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.983 changed to 0.985
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.824 changed to 0.866

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $503.20changed to$502.50

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 11.43 changed to 11.47
    • Malpractice RVU 0.41 changed to 0.40

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $500.69changed to$503.20

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $499.97changed to$500.69

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 11.50 changed to 11.43
    • Malpractice RVU 0.33 changed to 0.41
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.980 changed to 0.983
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.778 changed to 0.824

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $510.88changed to$499.97

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 12.62 changed to 11.50
    • Malpractice RVU 0.35 changed to 0.33
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.977 changed to 0.980
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.731 changed to 0.778

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $510.88

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$501.08$90.99RVU26D
2026-07-01$501.08$90.99RVU26C
2026-04-01$501.08$90.99RVU26B
2026-01-01$501.08$90.99RVU26A
2025-10-01$482.18$98.96RVU25D
2025-07-01$482.18$98.96RVU25C
2025-04-01$482.18$98.96RVU25B
2025-01-01$482.18$98.96RVU25A
2024-10-01$519.06$102.09RVU24D
2024-07-01$519.06$102.09RVU24C
2024-04-01$519.06$102.09RVU24B
2024-03-09$519.06$102.09RVU24AR
2024-01-01$510.59$100.42RVU24A
2023-10-01$545.13$104.64RVU23D
2023-07-01$545.13$104.64RVU23C
2023-04-01$545.13$104.64RVU23B
2023-01-01$545.13$104.64RVU23A
2022-10-01$580.63$108.55RVU22D
2022-07-01$580.63$108.55RVU22C
2022-04-01$580.63$108.55RVU22B
2022-01-01$580.63$108.55RVU22A
2021-10-01$578.50$109.80RVU21D
2021-07-01$578.50$109.80RVU21C
2021-04-01$578.50$109.80RVU21B
2021-01-01$578.50$109.80RVU21A
2020-10-01$537.40$113.59RVU20D
2020-07-01$537.40$113.59RVU20C
2020-04-01$537.40$113.59RVU20B
2020-01-01$537.40$113.59RVU20A
2019-10-01$507.49$113.42RVU19D
2019-07-01$507.49$113.42RVU19C
2019-04-01$507.49$113.42RVU19B
2019-01-01$507.49$113.42RVU19A
2018-10-01$485.31$112.96RVU18D
2018-07-01$485.31$112.96RVU18C
2018-04-01$485.31$112.96RVU18B
2018-01-01$485.31$112.96RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$484.29$112.40RVU17D
2017-07-01$484.29$112.40RVU17C
2017-04-01$484.29$112.40RVU17B
2017-01-01$484.29$112.40RVU17A
2016-10-01$502.50$124.85RVU16D
2016-07-01$502.50$124.85RVU16C
2016-04-01$502.50$124.85RVU16B
2016-01-01$502.50$124.85RVU16A
2015-10-01$503.20$125.60RVU15D
2015-07-01$503.20$125.60RVU15C
2015-04-01$500.69$124.97RVU15B
2015-01-01$500.69$124.97RVU15A
2014-10-01$499.97$122.93RVU14D
2014-07-01$499.97$122.93RVU14C
2014-04-01$499.97$122.93RVU14B
2014-01-01$499.97$122.93RVU14A
2013-10-01$510.88$118.31RVU13D
2013-07-01$510.88$118.31RVU13C
2013-04-01$510.88$118.31RVU13B
2013-01-01$510.88$118.31RVU13AR

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Where the Virginia rate applies

Virginia is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 628 cities and communities in Virginia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Abbs Valley
  • Abingdon
  • Accomac
  • Adwolf
  • Afton
  • Alberta
  • Aldie
  • Allison Gap

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36010 billing questions

When should 36010 be chosen instead of 36011?

Use 36010 for catheter placement in the SVC or IVC itself. Use 36011 when the catheter is selectively advanced into a first-order venous branch.

How does 36010 differ from 36012?

36010 describes placement in the cava. 36012 is for selective catheter placement in a second-order or more distal venous branch.

Can a venography imaging code be reported with 36010?

For IVC or SVC venography, 75825 or 75827 describes the imaging supervision and interpretation, while 36010 describes catheter placement. Documentation should support each reported service.

How does CMS handle multiple procedures in the same session?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are paid at 50% under the standard multiple-procedure reduction.

When does modifier 50 affect payment for 36010?

When 36010 is appropriately reported as a bilateral procedure with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%. The record must support the bilateral service.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 36010PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,433 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for VirginiaGPCI2026.csv, line 106 (RVU26D)

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