CPT code 36015: Pulmonary catheterization, segmental or subsegmental branch2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Elgin, Texas
CPT 36015: $758.84–$831.13 office ($146.44–$148.40 facility) across 2 localities in Elgin, TX in 2026 Medicare. Compare each area.
Medicare pays $758.84–$831.13 for 36015 in the office in Elgin, Texas, from Rest of Texas to Austin, TX. Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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Where 36015 pays more and less in Elgin, Texas
Elgin, Texas maps to 2 Medicare payment localities in our Census-to-CMS crosswalk. A city name alone doesn’t confirm an address’s payment area.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | $831.13 | $148.40 |
| Rest of Texas | $758.84 | $146.44 |
How payment areas work in Elgin
City limits and Medicare payment areas are different maps. These are the payment areas that cover the city’s counties; the service ZIP decides which one applies.
- Rest Of State · Bastrop County
- Austin · Travis County
City boundaries: 2026 Census geography · Census source · CMS county-to-locality definitions
How the 36015 rate is calculated
Each of 36015’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 · 36015
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work3.42
3.42 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense19.87
19.87 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.49
0.49 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
23.7800
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$794.27
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 36015
The CMS indicators that decide how 36015 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 36015
Pulmonary catheterization, segmental or subsegmental branch
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 1 | Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 1 | Not paid (statutory restriction). |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 50 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
36015 without 50 · national office
$794.27
Pulmonary catheterization, segmental or subsegmental branch
36015-50 · Bilateral: 150%
$1,191.41
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).
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
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