CPT code 36468: Sclerotherapy, spider veins2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Oxnard, CA

In Oxnard, CA, Medicare pays $0.00 for 36468 in the office and $0.00 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 36468 covers

Code 36468 covers injection of sclerosant for superficial spider veins (telangiectasias) on a limb or trunk. The target is the visible small-vessel network, not an incompetent truncal or other vein. Dermatologists, vascular specialists, and other clinicians who provide vein treatment may perform it, most often in an office or outpatient clinic.

Medicare lists restricted coverage, so payment is limited to specific circumstances; the record should identify the treated spider veins and support applicable coverage criteria. CMS lists zero work, office and facility practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs. Its 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and each other procedure is subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; 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 Oxnard, CA compares for 36468

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 36468 runs from $0.00 in Alaska to $0.00 in Wyoming. Oxnard, CA pays $0.00. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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36468 rates by state

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How the 36468 rate is calculated

Each of 36468’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 36468

The CMS indicators that decide how 36468 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 36468

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

How 36468 has changed in Oxnard, CA

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Where the Oxnard, CA rate applies

Oxnard, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 26 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Oxnard
• Thousand Oaks
• Bell Canyon
• Camarillo
• Casa Conejo
• Channel Islands Beach
• El Rio
• Fillmore

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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.

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