CPT code 37273: Peripheral atherectomy, complex, initial vessel2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

In Montana, Medicare pays $13,228.24 for 37273 in the office and $575.98 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 37273 covers

This code represents endovascular atherectomy to restore flow through a complex lesion in a femoral or popliteal artery. It is typically performed by a vascular surgeon, interventional radiologist, or interventional cardiologist using catheter-based equipment. Balloon angioplasty in the treated vessel is included when performed. The code identifies the initial vessel treated with complex atherectomy; it is not the code for a simple atherectomy or for treatment that includes stent placement.

Select the complex level using the applicable CPT criteria, and document the target artery, laterality, lesion characteristics supporting that level, and the atherectomy performed. Use the corresponding additional-vessel code when another qualifying vessel is treated. The procedure has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. With multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 for bilateral treatment 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.

How Montana compares for 37273

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 37273 runs from $11,390.41 in Arkansas to $18,850.30 in San Benito County, CA. Montana pays $13,228.24. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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37273 rates by state

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How the 37273 rate is calculated

Each of 37273’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 37273

The CMS indicators that decide how 37273 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 37273

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

How 37273 has changed in Montana

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Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Absarokee
• Acton
• Alberton
• Alder
• Alzada
• Amsterdam
• Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
• Antelope

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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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