CPT code 37288: Tibial atherectomy, simple, initial vessel2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Rhode Island

In Rhode Island, Medicare pays $8,033.34 for 37288 in the office and $609.99 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 37288 covers

This service treats an obstructive lesion in a tibial or peroneal artery using a catheter-based device to remove or modify plaque and restore blood flow. It is typically performed by a vascular surgeon, interventional radiologist, or interventional cardiologist in an angiography or hospital procedure suite for peripheral arterial disease. Angioplasty in the same vessel is included when performed as part of the revascularization.

Report this code for the initial vessel when the treated lesion meets the CPT criteria for a simple intervention; use the operative report to support the vessel treated, lesion characteristics, and atherectomy performed. The separate additional-vessel code applies to another treated vessel. CMS assigns 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 the others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with 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.

How Rhode Island compares for 37288

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 37288 runs from $6,727.51 in Arkansas to $11,005.86 in San Benito County, CA. Rhode Island pays $8,033.34. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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37288 rates by state

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How the 37288 rate is calculated

Each of 37288’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 37288

The CMS indicators that decide how 37288 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 37288

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

How 37288 has changed in Rhode Island

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Where the Rhode Island rate applies

Rhode Island is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 36 cities and communities in Rhode Island. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ashaway
• Bradford
• Carolina
• Central Falls
• Charlestown
• Chepachet
• Clayville
• Cranston

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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.

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