CPT code 36589: Catheter removal, tunneled catheter, no port2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Alabama

In Alabama, Medicare pays $151.20 for 36589 in the office and $115.25 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 36589 covers

This service removes a tunneled central venous catheter that has no implanted port or pump. A surgeon, interventional radiologist, or other qualified clinician typically frees the catheter cuff and withdraws the catheter through an incision at the exit site. Common situations include removal of a tunneled dialysis catheter after treatment ends, or removal of a tunneled line because of infection or malfunction. The procedure may take place in a hospital, ambulatory setting, or procedural suite.

Report this code when the service is removal alone; identify the catheter type and document the reason for removal and the work performed. For a complete catheter exchange, use the applicable replacement code rather than reporting removal alone. Medicare assigns a 10-day global period, which includes related postoperative visits during that period. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are 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 Alabama compares for 36589

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 36589 runs from $149.32 in Arkansas to $204.65 in San Benito County, CA. Alabama pays $151.20. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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36589 rates by state

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How the 36589 rate is calculated

Each of 36589’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 36589

36589 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 36589

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

How 36589 has changed in Alabama

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Where the Alabama rate applies

Alabama is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 595 cities and communities in Alabama. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abanda
• Abbeville
• Adamsville
• Addison
• Akron
• Alabaster
• Albertville
• Alexander City

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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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