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CPT code 36013: Pulmonary catheter placement, right heart or main pulmonary artery2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Baltimore area, MD

Reports catheter advancement into the right heart or main pulmonary artery for pulmonary vascular procedures when selective branch catheterization is not performed.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality580 Medicare services in 2024

In Baltimore area, MD, Medicare pays $829.33 for 36013 in the office and $117.93 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$829.33Office (non-facility)
$117.93Hospital or facility
+7.0%vs the national office rate ($775.23)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 36013 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 36013 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Baltimore area, MD
  2. What 36013 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 36013 covers

Code 36013 represents catheter advancement through venous access into the right heart or main pulmonary artery, without selective placement in a more distal pulmonary artery branch. It is commonly used when catheter positioning is part of pulmonary angiography or another pulmonary vascular procedure. Cardiologists, interventional radiologists, and other physicians performing catheter-based procedures typically report it in a hospital or other facility setting.

Choose the code from the documented catheter destination and degree of selection, not just the access site. The procedure note should identify the route and final catheter position; for pulmonary angiography, the imaging documentation should support the associated study. When other procedures are performed in the same session, CMS applies the standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. When catheter placement is part of a more comprehensive service, follow the applicable CPT reporting instructions rather than reporting the same placement separately.

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 Baltimore area, MD compares for 36013

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 36013 runs from $672.92 in Arkansas to $1,078.51 in San Benito County, CA. Baltimore area, MD pays $829.33. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

36013 in Baltimore area, MD vs other payment areas
  1. Baltimore area, MD · this page$829.33
  2. Rest of Maryland · Maryland$783.12−$46.21
  3. Los Angeles, CA · California$898.50+$69.17
  4. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$902.17+$72.84
  5. Miami, FL · Florida$823.53−$5.80
  6. Chicago, IL · Illinois$796.51−$32.82
  7. Manhattan, NY · New York$898.44+$69.11

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

Every other payment area

36013 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlaskaAlaska$854.50$148.40
AlabamaAlabama$684.47$104.34
ArkansasArkansas$672.92$103.39
ArizonaArizona$752.24$109.79
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$836.82$110.17
Chico, CACalifornia$835.68$109.03
El Centro, CACalifornia$835.75$109.09
Fresno, CACalifornia$835.68$109.03

36013 rates by state

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

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$672.92

$957.10

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36013 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$854.501
AL$684.471
AR$672.921
AZ$752.241
CA$835.68–$1,078.5129
CO$816.801
CT$832.021
DC$902.171
DE$766.141
FL$752.05–$823.533
GA$704.39–$789.042
GU$862.731
HI$862.731
IA$709.401
ID$713.821
IL$723.62–$804.484
IN$718.751
KS$703.361
KY$698.651
LA$696.51–$736.952
MA$809.86–$909.002
MD$783.12–$902.173
ME$715.81–$764.192
MI$717.82–$760.612
MN$785.541
MO$681.09–$742.643
MS$677.271
MT$775.211
NC$724.871
ND$767.301
NE$714.591
NH$801.431
NJ$842.35–$890.072
NM$721.501
NV$773.681
NY$737.28–$920.415
OH$716.211
OK$699.531
OR$768.55–$848.582
PA$718.76–$807.162
PR$782.511
RI$797.781
SC$721.571
SD$766.361
TN$707.201
TX$713.11–$813.308
UT$733.091
VA$759.75–$902.172
VI$782.511
VT$761.841
WA$809.13–$931.192
WI$737.441
WV$691.951
WY$771.761

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How the 36013 rate is calculated

Each of 36013’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 · 36013

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work2.46

2.46 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense20.35

20.35 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.40

0.40 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

23.2100

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$775.23

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

The exact Baltimore area, MD inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

4,436

Code
36013
Physician work
2.46
Practice expense
20.35
Malpractice
0.40

GPCI2026.csv

60

Locality
Baltimore area, MD
Physician work
1.016
Practice expense
1.073
Malpractice
1.237
Office calculation for 36013 in Baltimore area, MD
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.46× 1.0162.4994
Practice expense20.35× 1.07321.8356
Malpractice0.40× 1.2370.4948
Total RVUs24.8297
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Baltimore area, MD$829.33

Office: (2.46 × 1.016 + 20.35 × 1.073 + 0.4 × 1.237) × $33.4009 = $829.33

Facility: (2.46 × 1.016 + 0.5 × 1.073 + 0.4 × 1.237) × $33.4009 = $117.93

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Payment rules and modifiers for 36013

The CMS indicators that decide how 36013 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 36013

Pulmonary catheter placement, right heart or main pulmonary artery

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)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
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 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

36013 without 51 · national office

$775.23

Pulmonary catheter placement, right heart or main pulmonary artery

36013-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$387.62

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 36013

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

Codes related to 36013
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Baltimore area, MD
Same family
36014Pulmonary catheterization, selective pulmonary arterySelective catheter placement in a pulmonary artery beyond the right heart or main pulmonary artery.$802.70
36015Pulmonary catheterization, segmental or subsegmental branchSelective placement in segmental or subsegmental pulmonary artery branches.$848.43
Often billed with
75746Pulmonary angiography, nonselective injectionPulmonary angiography may be performed using the catheter positioned under 36013.$142.45
Used instead
93451Right heart cath, hemodynamic measurementsComprehensive diagnostic right-heart catheterization includes its catheter placement.$911.25
93503Heart catheter, monitoring catheter placementFlow-directed catheter placement for monitoring rather than pulmonary vascular catheterization.No office rate

How 36013 has changed in Baltimore area, MD

36013 · Office / nonfacility

$829.33

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $60.13 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $769.20 to $829.33 (7.8%).

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

    $769.20changed to$829.33

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.52 changed to 2.46
    • Practice expense RVU 19.25 changed to 20.35
    • Malpractice RVU 0.35 changed to 0.40
    • Work GPCI 1.020 changed to 1.016
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.078 changed to 1.073
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.309 changed to 1.237

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $822.80changed to$769.20

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 20.12 changed to 19.25

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $809.37changed to$822.80

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $869.83changed to$809.37

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 20.83 changed to 20.12
    • Malpractice RVU 0.34 changed to 0.35
    • Work GPCI 1.024 changed to 1.020
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.087 changed to 1.078
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.311 changed to 1.309

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $913.28changed to$869.83

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 21.32 changed to 20.83
    • Malpractice RVU 0.33 changed to 0.34
    • Work GPCI 1.028 changed to 1.024
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.096 changed to 1.087
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.313 changed to 1.311

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $940.58changed to$913.28

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 21.86 changed to 21.32
    • Malpractice RVU 0.31 changed to 0.33

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $896.06changed to$940.58

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 19.98 changed to 21.86
    • Malpractice RVU 0.28 changed to 0.31
    • Work GPCI 1.026 changed to 1.028
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.095 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.304 changed to 1.313

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $857.49changed to$896.06

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 19.02 changed to 19.98
    • Malpractice RVU 0.30 changed to 0.28
    • Work GPCI 1.023 changed to 1.026
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.295 changed to 1.304

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $853.86changed to$857.49

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 18.94 changed to 19.02
    • Malpractice RVU 0.31 changed to 0.30

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $853.30changed to$853.86

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 18.98 changed to 18.94
    • Malpractice RVU 0.32 changed to 0.31
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.096 changed to 1.095
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.238 changed to 1.295

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $872.95changed to$853.30

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 19.52 changed to 18.98
    • Malpractice RVU 0.33 changed to 0.32
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.097 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.181 changed to 1.238

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $869.76changed to$872.95

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 19.37 changed to 19.52
    • Malpractice RVU 0.32 changed to 0.33

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $865.43changed to$869.76

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $871.33changed to$865.43

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 19.35 changed to 19.37
    • Malpractice RVU 0.43 changed to 0.32
    • Work GPCI 1.025 changed to 1.023
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.194 changed to 1.181

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $929.12changed to$871.33

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 22.04 changed to 19.35
    • Malpractice RVU 0.45 changed to 0.43
    • Work GPCI 1.027 changed to 1.025
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.206 changed to 1.194

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $929.12

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$829.33$117.93RVU26D
2026-07-01$829.33$117.93RVU26C
2026-04-01$829.33$117.93RVU26B
2026-01-01$829.33$117.93RVU26A
2025-10-01$769.20$126.90RVU25D
2025-07-01$769.20$126.90RVU25C
2025-04-01$769.20$126.90RVU25B
2025-01-01$769.20$126.90RVU25A
2024-10-01$822.80$129.52RVU24D
2024-07-01$822.80$129.52RVU24C
2024-04-01$822.80$129.52RVU24B
2024-03-09$822.80$129.52RVU24AR
2024-01-01$809.37$127.41RVU24A
2023-10-01$869.83$131.65RVU23D
2023-07-01$869.83$131.65RVU23C
2023-04-01$869.83$131.65RVU23B
2023-01-01$869.83$131.65RVU23A
2022-10-01$913.28$133.85RVU22D
2022-07-01$913.28$133.85RVU22C
2022-04-01$913.28$133.85RVU22B
2022-01-01$913.28$133.85RVU22A
2021-10-01$940.58$133.28RVU21D
2021-07-01$940.58$133.28RVU21C
2021-04-01$940.58$133.28RVU21B
2021-01-01$940.58$133.28RVU21A
2020-10-01$896.06$135.34RVU20D
2020-07-01$896.06$135.34RVU20C
2020-04-01$896.06$135.34RVU20B
2020-01-01$896.06$135.34RVU20A
2019-10-01$857.49$134.53RVU19D
2019-07-01$857.49$134.53RVU19C
2019-04-01$857.49$134.53RVU19B
2019-01-01$857.49$134.53RVU19A
2018-10-01$853.86$135.25RVU18D
2018-07-01$853.86$135.25RVU18C
2018-04-01$853.86$135.25RVU18B
2018-01-01$853.86$135.25RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$853.30$135.84RVU17D
2017-07-01$853.30$135.84RVU17C
2017-04-01$853.30$135.84RVU17B
2017-01-01$853.30$135.84RVU17A
2016-10-01$872.95$137.68RVU16D
2016-07-01$872.95$137.68RVU16C
2016-04-01$872.95$137.68RVU16B
2016-01-01$872.95$137.68RVU16A
2015-10-01$869.76$137.75RVU15D
2015-07-01$869.76$137.75RVU15C
2015-04-01$865.43$137.06RVU15B
2015-01-01$865.43$137.06RVU15A
2014-10-01$871.33$143.93RVU14D
2014-07-01$871.33$143.93RVU14C
2014-04-01$871.33$143.93RVU14B
2014-01-01$871.33$143.93RVU14A
2013-10-01$929.12$141.60RVU13D
2013-07-01$929.12$141.60RVU13C
2013-04-01$929.12$141.60RVU13B
2013-01-01$929.12$141.60RVU13AR

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Where the Baltimore area, MD rate applies

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36013 billing questions

How is 36013 different from 36014 or 36015?

Code 36013 describes placement in the right heart or main pulmonary artery. Codes 36014 and 36015 describe selective placement farther into the pulmonary arterial tree, with 36015 reaching segmental or subsegmental branches.

Can 36013 be reported with a diagnostic right-heart catheterization?

A diagnostic right-heart catheterization reported with 93451 includes the catheter placement for that service. Do not report 36013 as an additional line for the same catheter introduction.

Is 36013 the same service as Swan-Ganz catheter placement?

No. Code 93503 describes placement of a flow-directed catheter for monitoring. Code 36013 identifies catheter placement into the right heart or main pulmonary artery for a catheter-based vascular procedure.

What documentation supports reporting 36013?

Document the venous route, the catheter’s final location in the right heart or main pulmonary artery, and the procedure performed. The documented tip location helps distinguish 36013 from selective pulmonary artery placement.

How does the multiple procedure reduction affect 36013?

When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and applies the 50% reduction to the other procedures.

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 36013PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,436 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Baltimore area, MDGPCI2026.csv, line 60 (RVU26D)

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