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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

37273 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$13955.91

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$569.82

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Endovascular revascularization

About 37273: Complex femoropopliteal atherectomy, initial vessel

Reports complex endovascular atherectomy in the initial femoral or popliteal artery vessel treated for peripheral arterial disease.

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.

CMS billing rules for 37273

Global period
Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
Multiple procedures
Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
Bilateral procedures
Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
Assistant at surgery
Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU12.63 · 3%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU380.61 · 96%
  • Malpractice RVU2.81 · 1%

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.

37273 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

37271

Atherectomy

Straightforward, initial vessel

$11,147.01

Both describe initial-vessel femoropopliteal atherectomy, but 37271 is for the simple level; 37273 is for a lesion meeting the complex criteria.

37274

Atherectomy

Complex, additional vessel

$2,613.57

37274 reports complex atherectomy in an additional vessel; 37273 identifies the initial vessel treated.

37277

Peripheral revascularization

Complex, initial vessel

$16,267.62

Use 37277 when complex femoropopliteal treatment includes stent placement with atherectomy. Use 37273 when the treatment is atherectomy without stenting.

37265

Vessel angioplasty

Complex, initial vessel

$7,190.29

37265 represents complex femoropopliteal angioplasty without atherectomy; 37273 represents complex atherectomy, with angioplasty included when performed.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 37273 is $12077.62—$1878.29 lower than the $13955.91 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

37273 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $13955.91

  2. Beaumont

    $12077.62

    $1878.29 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $13096.74

    $859.17 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $13168.04

    $787.87 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $13042.14

    $913.77 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $13126.67

    $829.24 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $13178.10

    $777.81 lower than Austin

Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 37273 ranges from $11390.41 in Arkansas to $18850.30 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 37273

    Office

    $12570.97

    Facility

    $563.98

    $1384.94 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · 37273

    Office

    $15540.61

    Facility

    $572.99

    $1584.70 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 37273

    Office

    $15524.68

    Facility

    $620.31

    $1568.77 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 37273

    Office

    $13893.15

    Facility

    $722.15

    $62.76 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 37273

    Office

    $13416.49

    Facility

    $700.96

    $539.42 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 37273

    Office

    $15369.89

    Facility

    $667.96

    $1413.98 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 37273

    Office

    $14223.54

    Facility

    $748.88

    $267.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 37273

    Office

    $11598.60

    Facility

    $527.87

    $2357.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 37273

    Office

    $11390.41

    Facility

    $522.12

    $2565.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 37273

    Office

    $12820.82

    Facility

    $560.78

    $1135.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14420.16

    Facility

    $553.29

    $464.25 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14412.47

    Facility

    $545.59

    $456.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14412.94

    Facility

    $546.06

    $457.03 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14412.47

    Facility

    $545.59

    $456.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14412.47

    Facility

    $545.59

    $456.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14412.47

    Facility

    $545.59

    $456.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14412.47

    Facility

    $545.59

    $456.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14412.47

    Facility

    $545.59

    $456.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 37273

    Office

    $17251.47

    Facility

    $575.79

    $3295.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 37273

    Office

    $15518.57

    Facility

    $563.60

    $1562.66 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14412.47

    Facility

    $545.59

    $456.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14412.47

    Facility

    $545.59

    $456.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14442.64

    Facility

    $575.77

    $486.73 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 37273

    Office

    $15272.24

    Facility

    $557.66

    $1316.33 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 37273

    Office

    $15219.28

    Facility

    $555.31

    $1263.37 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 37273

    Office

    $15689.79

    Facility

    $557.68

    $1733.88 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 37273

    Office

    $18429.94

    Facility

    $590.25

    $4474.03 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 37273

    Office

    $18426.75

    Facility

    $587.06

    $4470.84 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 37273

    Office

    $18850.30

    Facility

    $605.74

    $4894.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 37273

    Office

    $18837.26

    Facility

    $592.70

    $4881.35 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14959.12

    Facility

    $548.19

    $1003.21 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 37273

    Office

    $15926.97

    Facility

    $554.47

    $1971.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 37273

    Office

    $15307.00

    Facility

    $554.46

    $1351.09 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 37273

    Office

    $16096.03

    Facility

    $559.06

    $2140.12 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14412.47

    Facility

    $545.59

    $456.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 37273

    Office

    $17246.87

    Facility

    $571.19

    $3290.96 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14412.47

    Facility

    $545.59

    $456.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 37273

    Office

    $14412.47

    Facility

    $545.59

    $456.56 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 37273

    Office

    $14026.55

    Facility

    $564.54

    $70.64 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 37273

    Office

    $14235.45

    Facility

    $608.97

    $279.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 37273

    Office

    $13068.50

    Facility

    $568.07

    $887.41 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 37273

    Office

    $13469.53

    Facility

    $652.79

    $486.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 37273

    Office

    $12716.28

    Facility

    $620.72

    $1239.63 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 37273

    Office

    $13451.96

    Facility

    $597.26

    $503.95 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 37273

    Office

    $11873.47

    Facility

    $587.66

    $2082.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 37273

    Office

    $14930.56

    Facility

    $544.93

    $974.65 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 37273

    Office

    $12091.25

    Facility

    $514.43

    $1864.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 37273

    Office

    $12161.95

    Facility

    $521.87

    $1793.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 37273

    Office

    $12306.58

    Facility

    $666.50

    $1649.33 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 37273

    Office

    $12175.26

    Facility

    $623.75

    $1780.65 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 37273

    Office

    $13647.08

    Facility

    $653.21

    $308.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 37273

    Office

    $12252.16

    Facility

    $523.51

    $1703.75 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 37273

    Office

    $11961.45

    Facility

    $523.81

    $1994.46 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 37273

    Office

    $11809.34

    Facility

    $561.48

    $2146.57 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 37273

    Office

    $12491.14

    Facility

    $585.36

    $1464.77 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 37273

    Office

    $11762.52

    Facility

    $565.27

    $2193.39 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 37273

    Office

    $15701.67

    Facility

    $594.87

    $1745.76 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 37273

    Office

    $13889.90

    Facility

    $567.07

    $66.01 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 37273

    Office

    $14185.45

    Facility

    $609.57

    $229.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 37273

    Office

    $13377.50

    Facility

    $573.41

    $578.41 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 37273

    Office

    $12175.93

    Facility

    $535.85

    $1779.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 37273

    Office

    $13079.38

    Facility

    $540.99

    $876.53 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 37273

    Office

    $12847.87

    Facility

    $638.44

    $1108.04 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 37273

    Office

    $12134.53

    Facility

    $583.01

    $1821.38 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 37273

    Office

    $13531.02

    Facility

    $511.84

    $424.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 37273

    Office

    $12450.79

    Facility

    $570.32

    $1505.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 37273

    Office

    $12618.40

    Facility

    $573.45

    $1337.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 37273

    Office

    $11471.63

    Facility

    $565.38

    $2484.28 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 37273

    Office

    $11436.86

    Facility

    $543.27

    $2519.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 37273

    Office

    $13228.24

    Facility

    $575.98

    $727.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 37273

    Office

    $12342.79

    Facility

    $538.23

    $1613.12 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 37273

    Office

    $13172.68

    Facility

    $520.41

    $783.23 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 37273

    Office

    $12191.17

    Facility

    $513.13

    $1764.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 37273

    Office

    $13737.92

    Facility

    $566.91

    $217.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 37273

    Office

    $15295.42

    Facility

    $618.80

    $1339.51 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 37273

    Office

    $14423.97

    Facility

    $607.71

    $468.06 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 37273

    Office

    $12192.14

    Facility

    $590.01

    $1763.77 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 37273

    Office

    $13225.47

    Facility

    $560.55

    $730.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 37273

    Office

    $15738.56

    Facility

    $695.03

    $1782.65 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 37273

    Office

    $14474.83

    Facility

    $620.60

    $518.92 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 37273

    Office

    $15610.62

    Facility

    $655.65

    $1654.71 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 37273

    Office

    $12564.92

    Facility

    $545.27

    $1390.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 37273

    Office

    $12123.17

    Facility

    $571.66

    $1832.74 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 37273

    Office

    $11847.24

    Facility

    $548.77

    $2108.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 37273

    Office

    $14622.26

    Facility

    $565.60

    $666.35 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 37273

    Office

    $13149.70

    Facility

    $548.05

    $806.21 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 37273

    Office

    $13775.36

    Facility

    $604.35

    $180.55 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 37273

    Office

    $12180.82

    Facility

    $566.05

    $1775.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 37273

    Office

    $13366.86

    Facility

    $575.42

    $589.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 37273

    Office

    $13645.82

    Facility

    $576.04

    $310.09 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 37273

    Office

    $12248.18

    Facility

    $557.49

    $1707.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 37273

    Office

    $13166.11

    Facility

    $513.84

    $789.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 37273

    Office

    $12028.11

    Facility

    $527.21

    $1927.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 37273

    Office

    $12456.09

    Facility

    $562.96

    $1499.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 37273

    Office

    $12984.72

    Facility

    $547.54

    $971.19 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 37273

    Office

    $13366.86

    Facility

    $575.42

    $589.05 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 37273

    Office

    $13054.93

    Facility

    $529.20

    $900.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 37273

    Office

    $13885.25

    Facility

    $562.42

    $70.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 37273

    Office

    $16118.13

    Facility

    $593.81

    $2162.22 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 37273

    Office

    $12629.54

    Facility

    $508.68

    $1326.37 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 37273

    Office

    $11603.51

    Facility

    $608.70

    $2352.40 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 37273

    Office

    $13204.02

    Facility

    $551.76

    $751.89 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

37273 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$11,390.41

$16,631.39

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$14,223.541
AL$11,598.601
AR$11,390.411
AZ$12,820.821
CA$14,412.47–$18,850.3029
CO$14,026.551
CT$14,235.451
DC$15,524.681
DE$13,068.501
FL$12,716.28–$13,893.153
GA$11,873.47–$13,451.962
GU$14,930.561
HI$14,930.561
IA$12,091.251
ID$12,161.951
IL$12,175.26–$13,647.084
IN$12,252.161
KS$11,961.451
KY$11,809.341
LA$11,762.52–$12,491.142
MA$13,889.90–$15,701.672
MD$13,377.50–$15,524.683
ME$12,175.93–$13,079.382
MI$12,134.53–$12,847.872
MN$13,531.021
MO$11,471.63–$12,618.403
MS$11,436.861
MT$13,228.241
NC$12,342.791
ND$13,172.681
NE$12,191.171
NH$13,737.921
NJ$14,423.97–$15,295.422
NM$12,192.141
NV$13,225.471
NY$12,564.92–$15,738.565
OH$12,123.171
OK$11,847.241
OR$13,149.70–$14,622.262
PA$12,180.82–$13,775.362
PR$13,366.861
RI$13,645.821
SC$12,248.181
SD$13,166.111
TN$12,028.111
TX$12,077.62–$13,955.918
UT$12,456.091
VA$12,984.72–$15,524.682
VI$13,366.861
VT$13,054.931
WA$13,885.25–$16,118.132
WI$12,629.541
WV$11,603.511
WY$13,204.021

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 37273 in Austin, the physician’s office rate is $13955.91 and the facility-setting rate is $569.82: a difference of $13386.09.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$15351.50

$13955.91 × 110% = $15351.50

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 37273 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

4,633

Code
37273
Physician work
12.63
Practice expense
380.61
Malpractice
2.81

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 37273 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work12.63× 1.00212.6553
Practice expense380.61× 1.058402.6854
Malpractice2.81× 0.8862.4897
Total RVUs417.8303
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$13955.91

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work12.631.002
Practice expense380.611.058
Malpractice2.810.886

(12.63 × 1.002 + 380.61 × 1.058 + 2.81 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $13955.91

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work12.631.002
Practice expense1.811.058
Malpractice2.810.886

(12.63 × 1.002 + 1.81 × 1.058 + 2.81 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $569.82

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

37273 · Office / nonfacility

$13955.91

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    No ratechanged to$13955.91

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$13955.91$569.82RVU26D
2026-07-01$13955.91$569.82RVU26C
2026-04-01$13955.91$569.82RVU26B
2026-01-01$13955.91$569.82RVU26A
2025-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25D
2025-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25C
2025-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25B
2025-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25A

37273 billing questions

How is complex atherectomy distinguished from simple atherectomy?

Use the CPT criteria for the complex level rather than relying only on the operator's description. The record should support the lesion characteristics that qualify the treated vessel as complex.

Is balloon angioplasty separately reported in the treated vessel?

Angioplasty performed in the same vessel as this atherectomy is included in the revascularization service. Do not report a separate angioplasty code for that work.

When is 37274 used with this code?

37274 identifies each additional vessel treated with complex atherectomy. Use 37273 for the initial qualifying vessel and document each treated vessel.

What if a stent is also placed in the treated vessel?

Use the code describing the applicable stent-and-atherectomy treatment rather than reporting this atherectomy-only code for that vessel. For complex treatment, compare with 37277.

How is bilateral treatment reported?

Report bilateral treatment with modifier 50. CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.

Can an assistant surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment is allowed only when medical necessity is documented. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted for this code.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 37273PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,633 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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