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CPT code 43752: Gastric tube placement, nasal or oral route2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports placement of a tube through the nose or mouth into the stomach, with aspiration, for purposes such as decompression, lavage, or feeding.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities7.6K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $34.40 for 43752 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 43752

Gastric tube placement, nasal or oral route

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0.79
Total RVUs
1.03
Global days
000

National rate · 2026

$34.40

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 43752 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 43752 covers

A clinician passes a tube through the nose or mouth into the stomach and may aspirate gastric contents. Common situations include relieving gastric distention by decompression, performing lavage, or establishing temporary access for feeding. The service is most often performed in a hospital or emergency department, though it can occur in an office setting. The key distinction is placement of a nasal or oral gastric tube, rather than sampling through a tube for a specified diagnostic test or repositioning an existing gastrostomy tube.

Report the service when the tube is placed and the documented purpose and route support gastric intubation. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this service. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted. Documentation should identify the route, placement, clinical purpose, and any aspiration performed.

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 43752 pays more and less

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

109 of 109 payment localities

43752 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$32.47
AlaskaUnavailable$46.57
ArizonaUnavailable$33.81
ArkansasUnavailable$32.24
Atlanta, GAUnavailable$35.17
Austin, TXUnavailable$34.40
Bakersfield, CAUnavailable$34.21
Baltimore area, MDUnavailable$35.90
Beaumont, TXUnavailable$33.74
Brazoria, TXUnavailable$33.91

43752 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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43752 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 43752 rate is calculated

Each of 43752’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 · 43752

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.79

0.79 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.15

0.15 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.09

0.09 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

1.0300

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$34.40

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 43752

The CMS indicators that decide how 43752 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 43752

Gastric tube placement, nasal or oral route

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
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.

43752 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 43752

    Gastric tube placement, nasal or oral route0.79 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 43753

    Gastric aspiration, therapeutic decompression0.44 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 43754

    Gastric aspiration, single specimen0.44 wRVU

    $339.35

  • 43755

    Gastric aspiration, multiple diagnostic specimens0.92 wRVU

    $224.45

  • 43761

    G-tube repositioning, existing tube under fluoroscopy1.96 wRVU

    $122.92

How to choose

43753Gastric aspirationTherapeutic decompression
43752 covers nasal or oral gastric tube placement for purposes such as decompression or feeding. Choose 43753 for therapeutic gastric intubation and aspiration requiring fluoroscopic guidance.
43754Gastric aspirationSingle specimen
43754 is for diagnostic gastric aspiration with a single specimen. Use 43752 when the service is gastric tube placement rather than a single-specimen diagnostic intubation.
43755Gastric aspirationMultiple diagnostic specimens
43755 is for diagnostic gastric aspiration involving multiple specimens. It is distinct from placement for decompression, lavage, or feeding reported with 43752.
43761G-tube repositioningExisting tube under fluoroscopy
43761 repositions an existing gastrostomy tube. Code 43752 concerns placement of a tube through the nose or mouth into the stomach.

Codes related to 43752

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

Codes related to 43752
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Used instead
43753Gastric aspiration, therapeutic decompressionFor therapeutic gastric intubation and aspiration when fluoroscopic guidance is required.No office rate
43754Gastric aspiration, single specimenFor diagnostic gastric intubation and aspiration when a single specimen is collected.$292.31–$481.14
43755Gastric aspiration, multiple diagnostic specimensFor diagnostic gastric intubation and aspiration when multiple specimens are collected.$196.10–$310.74
43756Duodenal aspiration, single specimenFor diagnostic duodenal intubation and aspiration with a single specimen, rather than gastric placement.$263.25–$426.89
43757Duodenal aspiration, multiple specimensFor diagnostic duodenal intubation and aspiration when multiple specimens are collected.$354.51–$570.21
43761G-tube repositioning, existing tube under fluoroscopyFor repositioning an existing gastrostomy tube, not placing a new nasal or oral gastric tube.$111.60–$154.58

43752 billing questions

When should this code be used instead of 43753?

Use 43752 for nasal or oral gastric tube placement for purposes such as decompression, lavage, or feeding. Code 43753 describes therapeutic gastric intubation and aspiration requiring fluoroscopic guidance.

Is tube insertion separately billable?

No. Insertion of the nasal or oral tube is part of this service; do not report a separate charge for that insertion.

What should the procedure note include?

Document the nasal or oral route, that the tube was placed into the stomach, the clinical purpose, and whether gastric contents were aspirated.

Can modifier 50 be used?

No. Bilateral adjustment is inappropriate for this service.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

What does the 0-day global period include?

Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure's 0-day global period.

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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