No office rate
37700 describes ligation and division of the long saphenous vein without stripping. Choose 37722 when the operative service also includes stripping.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
37722 in Austin
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$422.19
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.
Vascular surgery
About 37722: Long saphenous vein stripping
Reports operative ligation and stripping of the long (great) saphenous vein for varicose veins or venous reflux, extending from the groin to the knee or below.
A surgeon ligates the long, or great, saphenous vein near its junction with the femoral vein, then removes the vein trunk by stripping it toward the knee or below. The operation is used for selected patients with symptomatic varicose veins or venous reflux involving this superficial vein. It is typically performed by a vascular or general surgeon in an operating-room setting.
Select this code when the documented procedure includes both ligation and stripping of the long saphenous vein; simple ligation without stripping is a different service. The operative report should identify the treated vein and describe the stripping performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 for bilateral surgery is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 37722
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are 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
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU7.96 · 63%
- Practice expense (office) RVU2.70 · 21%
- Malpractice RVU2.04 · 16%
271
Medicare services in 2024 · #4071 by national volume
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.
37722 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
37718 applies to stripping the short saphenous vein; 37722 applies to the long, or great, saphenous vein.
No office rate
37735 describes a more extensive saphenous procedure that includes radical ulcer excision and skin grafting; 37722 describes stripping the long saphenous vein.
The same code, a different location
How does Austin compare?
37722 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Austin · This locality
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Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
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 · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$412.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$428.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$462.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$532.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$514.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$495.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$532.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$383.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$378.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$411.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$411.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.75
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$406.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$436.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$422.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$427.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$416.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$415.16
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$418.64
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$449.56
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$447.24
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$461.68
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$452.21
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$409.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$417.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$414.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$421.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$432.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$418.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$450.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$417.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$480.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$454.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$440.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$427.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$407.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$375.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$381.07
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$486.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$454.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$481.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$382.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$381.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$408.39
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$428.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$410.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$445.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$419.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$451.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$422.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$391.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$398.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$467.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$425.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$378.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$417.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$420.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$409.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$393.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$424.06
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$393.55
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$383.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$374.87
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$419.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$460.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$449.73
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$430.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$412.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$516.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$459.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$487.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$399.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$416.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$399.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$421.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$403.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$445.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$413.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$424.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$424.86
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$407.12
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$378.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$384.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$411.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$402.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$424.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$389.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$416.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$445.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$373.25
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$441.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 37722
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$406.48
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
37722 · 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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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Austin is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 31 cities and communities in Texas, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
- 37722 in Austin
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- 37722 in Barton Creek
- 37722 in Bee Cave
- 37722 in Briarcliff
- 37722 in Cedar Park
Multiple payment areas
- 37722 in Creedmoor
Multiple payment areas
- 37722 in Elgin
Multiple payment areas
- 37722 in Garfield
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 37722 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$464.41
$422.19 × 110% = $464.41
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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 37722 in Austin.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,690
- Code
- 37722
- Physician work
- 7.96
- Practice expense
- 2.70
- Malpractice
- 2.04
GPCI2026.csv
96
- Locality
- Austin
- Physician work
- 1.002
- Practice expense
- 1.058
- Malpractice
- 0.886
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 7.96 | × 1.002 | 7.9759 |
| Practice expense | 2.70 | × 1.058 | 2.8566 |
| Malpractice | 2.04 | × 0.886 | 1.8074 |
| Total RVUs | 12.6400 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Austin$422.19
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 7.96 | 1.002 |
| Practice expense | 2.7 | 1.058 |
| Malpractice | 2.04 | 0.886 |
(7.96 × 1.002 + 2.7 × 1.058 + 2.04 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $422.19
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
37722 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $422.19 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $422.19 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $422.19 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $422.19 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $438.79 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $438.79 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $438.79 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $438.79 | RVU25A |
37722 billing questions
How is this different from 37700?
37722 includes stripping of the long saphenous vein as well as ligation. Use 37700 for ligation and division without stripping.
When is 37718 a better fit?
37718 is for ligation, division, and stripping of the short saphenous vein. This code concerns the long, or great, saphenous vein.
What documentation supports reporting 37722?
The operative report should identify the long saphenous vein and document ligation and stripping, including the extent of the stripping.
How does modifier 50 affect payment?
CMS treats this as a bilateral procedure when reported with modifier 50 and pays it at 150%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted. Co-surgeons are paid only when supporting documentation is provided; team surgery is not permitted.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
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.
4,68737660,,Ligation common iliac vein,A,,21.72,9.02,NA,9.02,,5.80,36.54,36.54,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,68837700,,Ligation&div long saph vein,A,,3.72,2.15,NA,2.15,,0.95,6.82,6.82,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,68937718,,Lig div&strpg short saph vn,A,,6.95,2.15,NA,2.15,,1.76,10.86,10.86,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,69037722,,Lig div&strpg long saph vein,A,,7.96,2.70,NA,2.70,,2.04,12.70,12.70,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,69137735,,Lig&div&compl strpg saph vn,A,,10.63,2.67,NA,2.67,,2.71,16.01,16.01,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,6923775F,,Adenoma detected screening,I,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,69337760,,Lig prfratr vn radical 1 leg,A,,10.51,2.66,NA,2.66,,2.68,15.85,15.85,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
9311202,SC,01,SOUTH CAROLINA,1.000,0.924,0.850
9403402,SD,02,SOUTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.336
9510312,TN,35,TENNESSEE,1.000,0.909,0.537
9604412,TX,31,AUSTIN,1.002,1.058,0.886
9704412,TX,20,BEAUMONT,1.000,0.910,0.929
9804412,TX,09,BRAZORIA,1.008,0.991,0.780
9904412,TX,11,DALLAS,1.009,0.996,0.858