$4,768.71
37241 addresses venous embolization for indications other than hemorrhage. Use 37244 when the venous target is treated for bleeding or a lymphatic leak.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
37244 in Chico
Office / nonfacility
$6629.29
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$556.49
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 intervention
About 37244: Vascular embolization for bleeding
Reports catheter-based embolization to control arterial or venous bleeding or a lymphatic leak, including the imaging guidance and procedural imaging services needed for treatment.
An interventional radiologist or vascular specialist uses catheter-based techniques to block a bleeding artery or vein, or a leaking lymphatic vessel. Typical cases include embolization of a vessel responsible for gastrointestinal bleeding, control of pelvic arterial bleeding after trauma, or treatment of a lymphatic leak. The procedure is generally performed in a hospital angiography or interventional radiology suite. The code includes the radiological supervision and interpretation, intraprocedural roadmapping, and imaging guidance needed to complete the embolization.
Select this code when the treatment addresses hemorrhage or a lymphatic leak; the indication distinguishes it from embolization for other purposes. The procedure report should identify the bleeding or leaking site, target vessel or vessels, clinical indication, and embolization performed. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 37244
- 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 adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU13.41 · 7%
- Practice expense (office) RVU167.90 · 92%
- Malpractice RVU1.53 · 1%
14.5K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1274 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.
37244 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.
$7,263.08
37242 covers arterial embolization for indications other than hemorrhage or tumor. Hemorrhage treatment belongs under 37244.
$8,708.18
37243 is for embolization related to a tumor, organ ischemia, or infarction. Choose 37244 when the treatment indication is hemorrhage or a lymphatic leak.
The same code, a different location
How does Chico compare?
In Bakersfield, the office rate for 37244 is $6633.92—$4.63 higher than the $6629.29 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.
37244 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Chico · This locality
$6629.29
$6633.92
$4.63 higher than Chico
$6629.55
$0.26 higher than Chico
$6629.29
The same base rate than Chico
$6629.29
The same base rate than Chico
$505.19 higher than Chico
$6629.29
The same base rate than Chico
Other payment areas listed in California 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, 37244 ranges from $5291.51 in Arkansas to $8611.32 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
Merced
California · 37244
Office
$6629.29
Facility
$556.49
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Modesto
California · 37244
Office
$6629.29
Facility
$556.49
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Napa
California · 37244
Office
$7893.44
Facility
$590.57
$1264.15 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 37244
Office
$7120.95
Facility
$571.64
$491.66 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Redding
California · 37244
Office
$6629.29
Facility
$556.49
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of California
California · 37244
Office
$6629.29
Facility
$556.49
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 37244
Office
$6645.94
Facility
$573.14
$16.65 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 37244
Office
$7013.54
Facility
$569.50
$384.25 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Salinas
California · 37244
Office
$6988.87
Facility
$566.99
$359.58 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 37244
Office
$7196.22
Facility
$569.34
$566.93 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 37244
Office
$8421.21
Facility
$608.58
$1791.92 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 37244
Office
$8419.47
Facility
$606.84
$1790.18 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 37244
Office
$8611.32
Facility
$621.38
$1982.03 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 37244
Office
$8604.22
Facility
$614.27
$1974.93 higher than Chico for the office setting.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 37244
Office
$6870.44
Facility
$559.38
$241.15 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 37244
Office
$7298.44
Facility
$566.27
$669.15 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 37244
Office
$7026.78
Facility
$566.12
$397.49 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 37244
Office
$7375.37
Facility
$571.18
$746.08 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Stockton
California · 37244
Office
$6629.29
Facility
$556.49
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Vallejo
California · 37244
Office
$7890.94
Facility
$588.07
$1261.65 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Visalia
California · 37244
Office
$6629.29
Facility
$556.49
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Yuba City
California · 37244
Office
$6629.29
Facility
$556.49
The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 37244
Office
$7135.21
Facility
$608.06
$505.92 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Miami
Florida · 37244
Office
$6415.09
Facility
$647.03
$214.20 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Chicago
Illinois · 37244
Office
$6204.37
Facility
$635.80
$424.92 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Manhattan
New York · 37244
Office
$7074.13
Facility
$635.63
$444.84 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Alaska*
Alaska · 37244
Office
$6672.55
Facility
$771.52
$43.26 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Alabama
Alabama · 37244
Office
$5383.84
Facility
$535.57
$1245.45 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 37244
Office
$5291.51
Facility
$531.89
$1337.78 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Arizona
Arizona · 37244
Office
$5925.81
Facility
$556.71
$703.48 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Colorado
Colorado · 37244
Office
$6460.12
Facility
$564.63
$169.17 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 37244
Office
$6558.53
Facility
$591.00
$70.76 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Delaware
Delaware · 37244
Office
$6036.80
Facility
$562.42
$592.49 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 37244
Office
$6221.22
Facility
$608.31
$408.07 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 37244
Office
$5885.97
Facility
$588.90
$743.32 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Atlanta
Georgia · 37244
Office
$6208.36
Facility
$578.83
$420.93 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 37244
Office
$5511.17
Facility
$568.71
$1118.12 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 37244
Office
$6853.80
Facility
$553.83
$224.51 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Iowa
Iowa · 37244
Office
$5599.52
Facility
$529.62
$1029.77 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Idaho
Idaho · 37244
Office
$5631.45
Facility
$533.84
$997.84 lower than Chico for the office setting.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 37244
Office
$5710.20
Facility
$612.59
$919.09 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 37244
Office
$5647.89
Facility
$589.08
$981.40 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 37244
Office
$6301.02
Facility
$610.55
$328.27 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Indiana
Indiana · 37244
Office
$5671.37
Facility
$534.98
$957.92 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Kansas
Kansas · 37244
Office
$5543.30
Facility
$534.35
$1085.99 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 37244
Office
$5480.19
Facility
$554.35
$1149.10 lower than Chico for the office setting.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 37244
Office
$5783.10
Facility
$569.13
$846.19 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 37244
Office
$5459.95
Facility
$556.28
$1169.34 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 37244
Office
$7207.72
Facility
$591.91
$578.43 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 37244
Office
$6401.04
Facility
$566.50
$228.25 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 37244
Office
$6535.68
Facility
$590.32
$93.61 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 37244
Office
$6174.61
Facility
$567.24
$454.68 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 37244
Office
$5639.06
Facility
$541.46
$990.23 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Southern Maine
Maine · 37244
Office
$6037.69
Facility
$546.68
$591.60 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Detroit
Michigan · 37244
Office
$5945.80
Facility
$598.85
$683.49 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 37244
Office
$5625.72
Facility
$566.90
$1003.57 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 37244
Office
$6233.68
Facility
$532.12
$395.61 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 37244
Office
$5763.76
Facility
$560.87
$865.53 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 37244
Office
$5837.94
Facility
$563.02
$791.35 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 37244
Office
$5331.79
Facility
$555.55
$1297.50 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 37244
Office
$5314.17
Facility
$543.48
$1315.12 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Montana**
Montana · 37244
Office
$6106.92
Facility
$566.04
$522.37 lower than Chico for the office setting.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 37244
Office
$5712.84
Facility
$543.20
$916.45 lower than Chico for the office setting.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 37244
Office
$6076.67
Facility
$535.79
$552.62 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 37244
Office
$5643.42
Facility
$529.19
$985.87 lower than Chico for the office setting.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 37244
Office
$6330.56
Facility
$562.51
$298.73 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 37244
Office
$7036.00
Facility
$608.58
$406.71 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 37244
Office
$6645.83
Facility
$595.20
$16.54 higher than Chico for the office setting.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 37244
Office
$5651.83
Facility
$570.84
$977.46 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Nevada**
Nevada · 37244
Office
$6104.09
Facility
$557.68
$525.20 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 37244
Office
$7239.40
Facility
$651.30
$610.11 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 37244
Office
$6670.67
Facility
$603.41
$41.38 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Queens
New York · 37244
Office
$7178.93
Facility
$629.62
$549.64 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of New York
New York · 37244
Office
$5811.44
Facility
$547.61
$817.85 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Ohio
Ohio · 37244
Office
$5619.53
Facility
$560.71
$1009.76 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 37244
Office
$5495.57
Facility
$547.57
$1133.72 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Portland
Oregon · 37244
Office
$6723.59
Facility
$567.68
$94.30 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 37244
Office
$6069.41
Facility
$550.70
$559.88 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 37244
Office
$6354.87
Facility
$586.82
$274.42 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 37244
Office
$5644.35
Facility
$557.83
$984.94 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 37244
Office
$6167.94
Facility
$566.12
$461.35 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 37244
Office
$6295.08
Facility
$571.35
$334.21 lower than Chico for the office setting.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 37244
Office
$5673.15
Facility
$553.38
$956.14 lower than Chico for the office setting.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 37244
Office
$6073.09
Facility
$532.21
$556.20 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 37244
Office
$5573.03
Facility
$536.38
$1056.26 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Austin
Texas · 37244
Office
$6427.36
Facility
$565.11
$201.93 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Beaumont
Texas · 37244
Office
$5598.67
Facility
$556.47
$1030.62 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Brazoria
Texas · 37244
Office
$6048.89
Facility
$557.88
$580.40 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Dallas
Texas · 37244
Office
$6081.36
Facility
$562.65
$547.93 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Fort Worth
Texas · 37244
Office
$6025.95
Facility
$562.64
$603.34 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Galveston
Texas · 37244
Office
$6062.56
Facility
$560.47
$566.73 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Houston
Texas · 37244
Office
$6090.56
Facility
$588.47
$538.73 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 37244
Office
$5816.05
Facility
$557.76
$813.24 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Utah
Utah · 37244
Office
$5765.33
Facility
$556.90
$863.96 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Virginia
Virginia · 37244
Office
$5996.66
Facility
$549.98
$632.63 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 37244
Office
$6167.94
Facility
$566.12
$461.35 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Vermont
Vermont · 37244
Office
$6025.70
Facility
$540.23
$603.59 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 37244
Office
$6397.85
Facility
$563.31
$231.44 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 37244
Office
$7393.08
Facility
$594.43
$763.79 higher than Chico for the office setting.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 37244
Office
$5836.12
Facility
$527.96
$793.17 lower than Chico for the office setting.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 37244
Office
$5394.40
Facility
$579.38
$1234.89 lower than Chico for the office setting.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 37244
Office
$6093.73
Facility
$552.86
$535.56 lower than Chico for the office setting.
See how rates vary across the country
37244 · 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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$5,291.51
$7,620.31
Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.
View all state and territory rates as a table
| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $6,672.55 | 1 |
| AL | $5,383.84 | 1 |
| AR | $5,291.51 | 1 |
| AZ | $5,925.81 | 1 |
| CA | $6,629.29–$8,611.32 | 29 |
| CO | $6,460.12 | 1 |
| CT | $6,558.53 | 1 |
| DC | $7,135.21 | 1 |
| DE | $6,036.80 | 1 |
| FL | $5,885.97–$6,415.09 | 3 |
| GA | $5,511.17–$6,208.36 | 2 |
| GU | $6,853.80 | 1 |
| HI | $6,853.80 | 1 |
| IA | $5,599.52 | 1 |
| ID | $5,631.45 | 1 |
| IL | $5,647.89–$6,301.02 | 4 |
| IN | $5,671.37 | 1 |
| KS | $5,543.30 | 1 |
| KY | $5,480.19 | 1 |
| LA | $5,459.95–$5,783.10 | 2 |
| MA | $6,401.04–$7,207.72 | 2 |
| MD | $6,174.61–$7,135.21 | 3 |
| ME | $5,639.06–$6,037.69 | 2 |
| MI | $5,625.72–$5,945.80 | 2 |
| MN | $6,233.68 | 1 |
| MO | $5,331.79–$5,837.94 | 3 |
| MS | $5,314.17 | 1 |
| MT | $6,106.92 | 1 |
| NC | $5,712.84 | 1 |
| ND | $6,076.67 | 1 |
| NE | $5,643.42 | 1 |
| NH | $6,330.56 | 1 |
| NJ | $6,645.83–$7,036.00 | 2 |
| NM | $5,651.83 | 1 |
| NV | $6,104.09 | 1 |
| NY | $5,811.44–$7,239.40 | 5 |
| OH | $5,619.53 | 1 |
| OK | $5,495.57 | 1 |
| OR | $6,069.41–$6,723.59 | 2 |
| PA | $5,644.35–$6,354.87 | 2 |
| PR | $6,167.94 | 1 |
| RI | $6,295.08 | 1 |
| SC | $5,673.15 | 1 |
| SD | $6,073.09 | 1 |
| TN | $5,573.03 | 1 |
| TX | $5,598.67–$6,427.36 | 8 |
| UT | $5,765.33 | 1 |
| VA | $5,996.66–$7,135.21 | 2 |
| VI | $6,167.94 | 1 |
| VT | $6,025.70 | 1 |
| WA | $6,397.85–$7,393.08 | 2 |
| WI | $5,836.12 | 1 |
| WV | $5,394.40 | 1 |
| WY | $6,093.73 | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Chico is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 30 cities and communities in California, 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.
Why are the office and facility amounts different?
For 37244 in Chico, the physician’s office rate is $6629.29 and the facility-setting rate is $556.49: a difference of $6072.80.
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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 37244 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$7292.22
$6629.29 × 110% = $7292.22
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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 37244 in Chico.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,606
- Code
- 37244
- Physician work
- 13.41
- Practice expense
- 167.90
- Malpractice
- 1.53
GPCI2026.csv
9
- Locality
- Chico
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 13.41 | × 1.017 | 13.6380 |
| Practice expense | 167.90 | × 1.096 | 184.0184 |
| Malpractice | 1.53 | × 0.536 | 0.8201 |
| Total RVUs | 198.4764 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$6629.29
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Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 13.41 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 167.9 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.53 | 0.536 |
(13.41 × 1.017 + 167.9 × 1.096 + 1.53 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $6629.29
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 13.41 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 2.01 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.53 | 0.536 |
(13.41 × 1.017 + 2.01 × 1.096 + 1.53 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $556.49
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
37244 · Office / nonfacility
$6629.29
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is $139.60 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $6489.69 to $6629.29 (2.2%).
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
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
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
$6489.69changed to$6629.29
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Work RVU 13.75 changed to 13.41
- Practice expense RVU 170.05 changed to 167.90
- Malpractice RVU 1.47 changed to 1.53
- Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
- Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
- Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
Earliest loaded release: $6489.69
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $6629.29 | $556.49 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $6629.29 | $556.49 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $6629.29 | $556.49 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $6629.29 | $556.49 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | $6489.69 | $621.51 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | $6489.69 | $621.51 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | $6489.69 | $621.51 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | $6489.69 | $621.51 | RVU25A |
37244 billing questions
How does this code differ from 37242?
Use 37244 for embolization to treat hemorrhage or a lymphatic leak. Code 37242 is for arterial embolization for a purpose other than hemorrhage or tumor.
Are angiographic imaging and guidance separately reported?
The code includes the radiological supervision and interpretation, intraprocedural roadmapping, and imaging guidance needed to complete the embolization.
Should modifier 50 be appended for treatment on both sides?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.
What documentation supports reporting 37244?
Document the hemorrhage or lymphatic leak, its site and target vessel or vessels, and the embolization performed. The indication should support treatment of bleeding or a leak rather than another embolization purpose.
How does the multiple-procedure reduction affect payment?
For procedures performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
Can an assistant, co-surgeon, or surgical team be reported?
CMS restricts assistant-at-surgery payment for this code and does not permit co-surgeons or team surgery.
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.
4,60337241,,Vasc embolize/occlude venous,A,,8.53,121.73,,1.31,,1.27,131.53,11.11,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,60437242,,Vasc embolize/occlude artery,A,,9.56,188.81,,1.34,,1.48,199.85,12.38,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,60537243,,Vasc embolize/occlude organ,A,,11.45,226.62,,1.69,,1.30,239.37,14.44,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,60637244,,Vasc embolize/occlude bleed,A,,13.41,167.90,,2.01,,1.53,182.84,16.95,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,60737246,,Trluml balo angiop 1st art,A,,6.83,44.12,,1.06,,1.34,52.29,9.23,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,60837247,,Trluml balo angiop addl art,A,,3.41,13.91,,0.52,,0.62,17.94,4.55,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,60937248,,Trluml balo angiop 1st vein,A,,5.85,32.30,,1.01,,0.93,39.08,7.79,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
603102,AZ,00,ARIZONA,1.000,0.969,0.856
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1001182,CA,71,EL CENTRO,1.017,1.096,0.541
1101112,CA,56,FRESNO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536