CPT code 37267: Arterial stenting, simple lesion, initial vessel2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in California

Medicare pays $5,646.38–$7,350.43 for 37267 in the office in California, from Chico, CA to San Benito County, CA. Which amount applies depends on the service address.

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

What 37267 covers

A vascular surgeon or interventional radiologist reports this service when placing a stent to restore blood flow through a simple lesion in a femoral or popliteal artery. It is used for endovascular treatment of lower-extremity arterial disease, such as symptomatic stenosis or occlusion. Angioplasty performed in the same vessel as the stent is included when performed; this code identifies the initial treated vessel in this territory.

Choose the code based on the treated arterial territory, the procedure performed, lesion complexity, and whether the vessel is the first treated. Document the vessel, lesion and its complexity, the stent placement, and any angioplasty performed in that vessel. For another femoral or popliteal vessel treated with a stent for a simple lesion, report the corresponding additional-vessel code. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. In a session with multiple procedures, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. For bilateral treatment, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. 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.

Where 37267 pays more and less in California

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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How the 37267 rate is calculated

Each of 37267’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 37267

The CMS indicators that decide how 37267 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

37267 compared with similar codes

How to choose

37263Leg angioplastySimple lesion, first vessel

37263 is for simple-lesion angioplasty in the initial femoral or popliteal vessel without stenting. Use 37267 when a stent is placed.

37268Arterial stentEach additional vessel

37268 is for each additional femoral or popliteal vessel stented for a simple lesion; 37267 is for the initial vessel.

37269Arterial stentingComplex lesion, initial vessel

37269 reports stent treatment of a complex lesion in the initial femoral or popliteal vessel. Use 37267 for a simple lesion.

37271AtherectomyStraightforward, initial vessel

37271 reports atherectomy for a simple lesion in the initial femoral or popliteal vessel. Use 37267 when the treatment is stent placement rather than atherectomy.

Codes related to 37267

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

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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