CPT code 47536: Biliary catheter exchange, percutaneous2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Oxnard, CA

In Oxnard, CA, Medicare pays $696.29 for 47536 in the office and $117.12 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 47536 covers

An interventional radiologist or other qualified physician exchanges a biliary drainage catheter through an existing percutaneous access route, typically under imaging guidance. The service is used when a catheter needs replacement while biliary drainage access remains necessary, such as during a scheduled catheter change or when the existing catheter is obstructed or no longer functioning as intended. Fluoroscopic guidance is included when performed.

Choose this code for an exchange, not for creating new drainage access, changing an external catheter to an internal-external configuration, or simply removing a catheter. The report should identify the existing catheter and access, explain the exchange, and document the replacement catheter’s position and outcome. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and co-surgeon and team-surgery billing 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 Oxnard, CA compares for 47536

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 47536 runs from $528.06 in Arkansas to $835.13 in San Benito County, CA. Oxnard, CA pays $696.29. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 47536 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 47536

The CMS indicators that decide how 47536 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 47536

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

How 47536 has changed in Oxnard, CA

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Where the Oxnard, CA rate applies

Oxnard, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 26 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Oxnard
• Thousand Oaks
• Bell Canyon
• Camarillo
• Casa Conejo
• Channel Islands Beach
• El Rio
• Fillmore

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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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