CPT code 36901: Circuit angiography, diagnostic only2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Manhattan, NY

Reports diagnostic contrast imaging of a dialysis fistula or graft circuit when the study evaluates access dysfunction without a circuit intervention.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality37.9K Medicare services in 2024

In Manhattan, NY, Medicare pays $794.07 for 36901 in the office and $167.65 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$794.07Office (non-facility)
$167.65Hospital or facility
+15.7%vs the national office rate ($686.39)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 36901 nationwide

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

We’ll open 36901 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Manhattan, NY
  2. What 36901 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 36901 covers

36901 covers percutaneous entry into an arteriovenous dialysis fistula or graft and diagnostic contrast imaging of the circuit. The study traces flow from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through venous outflow, including central veins, with catheter or needle placement, contrast injections, imaging, and interpretation. Interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons commonly perform it in an angiography suite to evaluate suspected stenosis, poor dialysis flows, prolonged bleeding, or other access dysfunction.

Report 36901 when diagnostic imaging is performed without a circuit intervention. If angioplasty, stenting, or thrombectomy is performed, choose the corresponding intervention code, which includes the diagnostic work; do not separately report 36901 for that circuit. The record should identify the access, findings, imaging extent, and whether treatment occurred. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this single-circuit service. Medicare does not pay assistant-at-surgery services; 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 Manhattan, NY compares for 36901

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 36901 runs from $599.20 in Arkansas to $937.97 in San Benito County, CA. Manhattan, NY pays $794.07. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

36901 in Manhattan, NY vs other payment areas
  1. Manhattan, NY · this page$794.07
  2. NYC suburbs and Long Island, NY · New York$813.80+$19.73
  3. Poughkeepsie and northern NYC suburbs, NY · New York$748.08−$45.99
  4. Queens, NY · New York$802.81+$8.74
  5. Rest of New York · New York$653.34−$140.73
  6. Los Angeles, CA · California$787.60−$6.47
  7. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$793.87−$0.20

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Every other payment area

36901 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Miami, FLFlorida$735.39$174.19
Chicago, ILIllinois$712.01$170.23
AlaskaAlaska$769.90$195.77
AlabamaAlabama$609.02$137.32
ArkansasArkansas$599.20$136.12
ArizonaArizona$666.58$144.20
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$735.55$144.71
Chico, CACalifornia$734.09$143.24

36901 rates by state

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$599.20

$836.03

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36901 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$769.901
AL$609.021
AR$599.201
AZ$666.581
CA$734.09–$937.9729
CO$719.801
CT$735.261
DC$793.871
DE$678.501
FL$670.33–$735.393
GA$629.20–$699.102
GU$755.911
HI$755.911
IA$628.531
ID$632.631
IL$647.28–$715.424
IN$636.771
KS$624.201
KY$622.801
LA$621.30–$655.682
MA$714.35–$797.612
MD$692.80–$793.873
ME$635.17–$675.062
MI$639.88–$678.482
MN$690.631
MO$608.69–$659.553
MS$604.131
MT$686.351
NC$642.731
ND$676.271
NE$632.691
NH$707.211
NJ$743.92–$784.022
NM$643.351
NV$684.101
NY$653.34–$813.805
OH$637.821
OK$622.691
OR$679.09–$745.922
PA$639.55–$714.602
PR$692.291
RI$705.101
SC$641.291
SD$675.081
TN$627.561
TX$634.80–$717.138
UT$651.061
VA$671.86–$793.872
VI$692.291
VT$672.381
WA$713.41–$815.822
WI$651.091
WV$620.401
WY$681.961

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How the 36901 rate is calculated

Each of 36901’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 · 36901

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work3.28

3.28 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense16.76

16.76 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.51

0.51 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

20.5500

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$686.39

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

The exact Manhattan, NY inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

4,562

Code
36901
Physician work
3.28
Practice expense
16.76
Malpractice
0.51

GPCI2026.csv

78

Locality
Manhattan, NY
Physician work
1.064
Practice expense
1.162
Malpractice
1.586
Office calculation for 36901 in Manhattan, NY
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work3.28× 1.0643.4899
Practice expense16.76× 1.16219.4751
Malpractice0.51× 1.5860.8089
Total RVUs23.7739
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Manhattan, NY$794.07

Office: (3.28 × 1.064 + 16.76 × 1.162 + 0.51 × 1.586) × $33.4009 = $794.07

Facility: (3.28 × 1.064 + 0.62 × 1.162 + 0.51 × 1.586) × $33.4009 = $167.65

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Payment rules and modifiers for 36901

The CMS indicators that decide how 36901 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 36901

Circuit angiography, diagnostic only

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
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.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

36901 without 51 · national office

$686.39

Circuit angiography, diagnostic only

36901-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$343.20

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

How 36901 has changed in Manhattan, NY

36901 · Office / nonfacility

$794.07

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $34.56 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $759.51 to $794.07 (4.6%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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, 2026

    RVU26A

    $759.51changed to$794.07

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 3.36 changed to 3.28
    • Practice expense RVU 16.33 changed to 16.76
    • Malpractice RVU 0.52 changed to 0.51
    • Work GPCI 1.065 changed to 1.064
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.166 changed to 1.162
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.656 changed to 1.586

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $803.95changed to$759.51

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 16.92 changed to 16.33
    • Malpractice RVU 0.51 changed to 0.52

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $790.83changed to$803.95

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $848.78changed to$790.83

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 17.35 changed to 16.92
    • Work GPCI 1.061 changed to 1.065
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.184 changed to 1.166
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.843 changed to 1.656
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $903.55changed to$848.78

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 17.91 changed to 17.35
    • Malpractice RVU 0.50 changed to 0.51
    • Work GPCI 1.056 changed to 1.061
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.203 changed to 1.184
    • Malpractice GPCI 2.031 changed to 1.843

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $906.68changed to$903.55

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 17.84 changed to 17.91
    • Malpractice RVU 0.48 changed to 0.50

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $842.96changed to$906.68

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 15.89 changed to 17.84
    • Work GPCI 1.054 changed to 1.056
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.192 changed to 1.203
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.823 changed to 2.031

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $771.37changed to$842.96

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 14.50 changed to 15.89
    • Malpractice RVU 0.47 changed to 0.48
    • Work GPCI 1.052 changed to 1.054
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.180 changed to 1.192
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.615 changed to 1.823

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $713.34changed to$771.37

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 13.14 changed to 14.50
    • Malpractice RVU 0.48 changed to 0.47

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $678.07changed to$713.34

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Work RVU 2.82 changed to 3.36
    • Practice expense RVU 12.89 changed to 13.14
    • Malpractice RVU 0.47 changed to 0.48
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.174 changed to 1.180
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.690 changed to 1.615

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    No ratechanged to$678.07

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. 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
2026-10-01$794.07$167.65RVU26D
2026-07-01$794.07$167.65RVU26C
2026-04-01$794.07$167.65RVU26B
2026-01-01$794.07$167.65RVU26A
2025-10-01$759.51$183.58RVU25D
2025-07-01$759.51$183.58RVU25C
2025-04-01$759.51$183.58RVU25B
2025-01-01$759.51$183.58RVU25A
2024-10-01$803.95$187.21RVU24D
2024-07-01$803.95$187.21RVU24C
2024-04-01$803.95$187.21RVU24B
2024-03-09$803.95$187.21RVU24AR
2024-01-01$790.83$184.15RVU24A
2023-10-01$848.78$194.39RVU23D
2023-07-01$848.78$194.39RVU23C
2023-04-01$848.78$194.39RVU23B
2023-01-01$848.78$194.39RVU23A
2022-10-01$903.55$201.64RVU22D
2022-07-01$903.55$201.64RVU22C
2022-04-01$903.55$201.64RVU22B
2022-01-01$903.55$201.64RVU22A
2021-10-01$906.68$201.90RVU21D
2021-07-01$906.68$201.90RVU21C
2021-04-01$906.68$201.90RVU21B
2021-01-01$906.68$201.90RVU21A
2020-10-01$842.96$204.99RVU20D
2020-07-01$842.96$204.99RVU20C
2020-04-01$842.96$204.99RVU20B
2020-01-01$842.96$204.99RVU20A
2019-10-01$771.37$199.40RVU19D
2019-07-01$771.37$199.40RVU19C
2019-04-01$771.37$199.40RVU19B
2019-01-01$771.37$199.40RVU19A
2018-10-01$713.34$200.18RVU18D
2018-07-01$713.34$200.18RVU18C
2018-04-01$713.34$200.18RVU18B
2018-01-01$713.34$200.18RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$678.07$173.74RVU17D
2017-07-01$678.07$173.74RVU17C
2017-04-01$678.07$173.74RVU17B
2017-01-01$678.07$173.74RVU17A
2016-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU16D
2016-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU16C
2016-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU16B
2016-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU16A
2015-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU15D
2015-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU15C
2015-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU15B
2015-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU15A
2014-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU14D
2014-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU14C
2014-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU14B
2014-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU14A
2013-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13D
2013-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13C
2013-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13B
2013-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU13AR

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36901 billing questions

When should 36901 be reported instead of 36902?

Report 36901 for diagnostic circuit imaging without treatment. Use 36902 when balloon angioplasty is performed in the peripheral dialysis segment; its diagnostic imaging is included.

Can 36901 be billed separately when the circuit is treated?

No. When a circuit intervention such as angioplasty, stenting, or thrombectomy is performed, report the applicable intervention code rather than separately billing 36901 for the diagnostic imaging.

What imaging is included in 36901?

The service includes contrast imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through the venous outflow, including central veins, as well as the associated imaging interpretation.

Should modifier 50 be used for two-sided access?

No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code, which describes imaging of a dialysis circuit rather than a paired bilateral service.

How does the 0-day global period affect same-day care?

Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure. The code does not include a longer global follow-up period.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Medicare does not pay assistant-at-surgery services for this code. Co-surgeon and team-surgery reporting are 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

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RVUs for 36901PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,562 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Manhattan, NYGPCI2026.csv, line 78 (RVU26D)

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