CPT code 36200: Aortic catheterization, nonselective placement2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Tennessee

In Tennessee, Medicare pays $515.43 for 36200 in the office and $112.23 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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

What 36200 covers

This service covers advancing a catheter through arterial access until its tip is in the aorta, without selectively entering an aortic branch. It may be performed by an interventional radiologist, vascular surgeon, or other physician performing an aortic study. A typical use is positioning a catheter in the aorta for aortography; the documented tip location distinguishes this service from catheterization of a carotid, renal, or other branch artery.

Report the aortic placement when it is separately identifiable and not included in a more comprehensive service. Documentation should show the access route, final catheter position, and the study or procedure performed. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. In a same-session multiple-procedure claim, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 invokes the bilateral payment rule of 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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 Tennessee compares for 36200

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 36200 runs from $492.20 in Arkansas to $768.16 in San Benito County, CA. Tennessee pays $515.43. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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36200 rates by state

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

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How the 36200 rate is calculated

Each of 36200’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 36200

The CMS indicators that decide how 36200 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 36200

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

How 36200 has changed in Tennessee

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Where the Tennessee rate applies

Tennessee is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 504 cities and communities in Tennessee. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Adams
• Adamsville
• Alamo
• Alcoa
• Alexandria
• Algood
• Allardt
• Altamont

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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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