CPT code 36568: PICC insertion, under 5, no imaging2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Redding, CA

Placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter in a child younger than 5, reported when insertion uses no imaging guidance.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality

In Redding, CA, Medicare pays $81.59 for 36568 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Not available in this settingOffice (non-facility)
$81.59Hospital 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.

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On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Redding, CA
  2. What 36568 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 36568 covers

Code 36568 represents placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter in a child younger than 5, with the catheter advanced from a peripheral vein into central circulation and no imaging guidance used. Pediatric hospitalists, intensivists, surgeons, and other clinicians trained in vascular access may perform the placement at the bedside or in a procedure setting for therapies such as prolonged intravenous antibiotics or parenteral nutrition. This is not a tunneled catheter or a PICC with a subcutaneous port.

Choose the code based on the patient’s age on the procedure date and whether imaging guidance is used. Document the patient’s age, catheter route and placement, and whether imaging guidance was used. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this service. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; 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 Redding, CA compares for 36568

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 36568 runs from $77.56 in Wisconsin to $114.75 in Alaska. Redding, CA pays $81.59. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

36568 in Redding, CA vs other payment areas
  1. Redding, CA · this page$81.59
  2. Bakersfield, CA · California$82.36+$0.77
  3. Chico, CA · California$81.59
  4. El Centro, CA · California$81.63+$0.04
  5. Fresno, CA · California$81.59
  6. Hanford, CA · California$81.59
  7. Los Angeles, CA · California$84.90+$3.31

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

Every other payment area

36568 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Madera, CACalifornia—$81.59
Merced, CACalifornia—$81.59
Modesto, CACalifornia—$81.59
Napa, CACalifornia—$85.92
Oxnard, CACalifornia—$83.64
Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia—$81.59
Riverside, CACalifornia—$84.41
Sacramento, CACalifornia—$83.32

36568 rates by state

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36568 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

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How the 36568 rate is calculated

Each of 36568’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 · 36568

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work2.06

2.06 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.19

0.19 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.26

0.26 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

2.5100

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$83.84

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

The exact Redding, CA inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

4,513

Code
36568
Physician work
2.06
Practice expense
0.19
Malpractice
0.26

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding, CA
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Facility calculation for 36568 in Redding, CA
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.06× 1.0172.0950
Practice expense0.19× 1.0960.2082
Malpractice0.26× 0.5360.1394
Total RVUs2.4426
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Redding, CA$81.59

Facility: (2.06 × 1.017 + 0.19 × 1.096 + 0.26 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $81.59

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Payment rules and modifiers for 36568

The CMS indicators that decide how 36568 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 36568

PICC insertion, under 5, no imaging

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
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.

How 36568 has changed in Redding, CA

36568 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

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, 2019

    RVU19A

    $233.70changed toNo rate

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D, RVU20A, RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D, RVU21A, RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D, RVU22A, RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D, RVU23A, RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D, RVU24A, RVU24AR, RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D, RVU25A, RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D, RVU26A, RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $266.24changed to$233.70

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 5.20 changed to 4.38
    • Malpractice RVU 0.16 changed to 0.15
    • Work GPCI 1.024 changed to 1.020
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.079 changed to 1.074
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.610 changed to 0.562

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  3. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    No ratechanged to$266.24

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  4. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D, RVU14A, RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D, RVU15A, RVU15B, RVU15C, RVU15D, RVU16A, RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01Not available in this setting$81.59RVU26D
2026-07-01Not available in this setting$81.59RVU26C
2026-04-01Not available in this setting$81.59RVU26B
2026-01-01Not available in this setting$81.59RVU26A
2025-10-01Not available in this setting$87.17RVU25D
2025-07-01Not available in this setting$87.17RVU25C
2025-04-01Not available in this setting$87.17RVU25B
2025-01-01Not available in this setting$87.17RVU25A
2024-10-01Not available in this setting$88.25RVU24D
2024-07-01Not available in this setting$88.25RVU24C
2024-04-01Not available in this setting$88.25RVU24B
2024-03-09Not available in this setting$88.25RVU24AR
2024-01-01Not available in this setting$86.81RVU24A
2023-10-01Not available in this setting$90.71RVU23D
2023-07-01Not available in this setting$90.71RVU23C
2023-04-01Not available in this setting$90.71RVU23B
2023-01-01Not available in this setting$90.71RVU23A
2022-10-01Not available in this setting$92.23RVU22D
2022-07-01Not available in this setting$92.23RVU22C
2022-04-01Not available in this setting$92.23RVU22B
2022-01-01Not available in this setting$92.23RVU22A
2021-10-01Not available in this setting$92.62RVU21D
2021-07-01Not available in this setting$92.62RVU21C
2021-04-01Not available in this setting$92.62RVU21B
2021-01-01Not available in this setting$92.62RVU21A
2020-10-01Not available in this setting$96.27RVU20D
2020-07-01Not available in this setting$96.27RVU20C
2020-04-01Not available in this setting$96.27RVU20B
2020-01-01Not available in this setting$96.27RVU20A
2019-10-01Not available in this setting$95.14RVU19D
2019-07-01Not available in this setting$95.14RVU19C
2019-04-01Not available in this setting$95.14RVU19B
2019-01-01Not available in this setting$95.14RVU19A
2018-10-01$233.70$76.34RVU18D
2018-07-01$233.70$76.34RVU18C
2018-04-01$233.70$76.34RVU18B
2018-01-01$233.70$76.34RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$266.24$89.27RVU17D
2017-07-01$266.24$89.27RVU17C
2017-04-01$266.24$89.27RVU17B
2017-01-01$266.24$89.27RVU17A
2016-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16D
2016-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16C
2016-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16B
2016-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16A
2015-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15D
2015-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15C
2015-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15B
2015-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15A
2014-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14D
2014-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14C
2014-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14B
2014-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14A
2013-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13D
2013-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13C
2013-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13B
2013-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13AR

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Where the Redding, CA rate applies

Redding, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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36568 billing questions

When should 36572 be reported instead?

Report 36572 for PICC insertion in a child younger than 5 when imaging guidance is used. Code 36568 is for placement without imaging guidance.

How does 36568 differ from 36569?

Both describe PICC placement without imaging guidance. Use 36568 for a child younger than 5 and 36569 for a patient age 5 or older.

What documentation supports 36568?

Document the patient’s age on the procedure date, the PICC placement and catheter route, and whether imaging guidance was used.

Can modifier 50 be used for bilateral placement?

No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.

Is an assistant at surgery paid for this service?

No. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for 36568; co-surgeons and team surgery are also not permitted.

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 36568PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,513 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Redding, CAGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)

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