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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

37272 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$2534.37

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$171.73

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.

Peripheral vascular intervention

About 37272: Additional simple femoropopliteal atherectomy

Reports atherectomy in each additional simple femoropopliteal artery treated during endovascular revascularization after the first artery.

This add-on represents catheter-based removal of atherosclerotic material from an additional femoral or popliteal artery during endovascular revascularization. It is used after the initial artery in the same unilateral femoropopliteal territory has been treated. Vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, and interventional cardiologists commonly perform these procedures in a hospital angiography or catheterization suite. The simple-lesion code family applies when the documented intervention meets the CPT definition for simple rather than complex treatment.

Report one unit for each additional qualifying artery beyond the first, with the corresponding initial-vessel procedure. The operative report should identify the treated arteries, describe atherectomy in each, and support the simple-lesion classification. Angioplasty performed in the same vessel is included when performed. CMS classifies this as an add-on: it must be billed with a primary procedure and is paid within that procedure’s global period. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%.

CMS billing rules for 37272

Global period
Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Bilateral procedures
Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU4.00 · 6%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU65.08 · 93%
  • Malpractice RVU0.89 · 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.

37272 compared with similar codes

Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.

37271

Atherectomy

Straightforward, initial vessel

$11,515.90

37271 reports the initial simple femoropopliteal artery treated with atherectomy; 37272 is for each additional qualifying artery.

37273

Peripheral atherectomy

Complex, initial vessel

$14,412.94

37273 is for the initial artery when the lesion meets the complex-treatment criteria. Use 37272 only for an additional artery classified as simple.

37274

Atherectomy

Complex, additional vessel

$2,688.11

37274 reports each additional artery treated for a complex lesion; 37272 is the additional-artery code for simple treatment.

37276

Peripheral revascularization

Simple, each additional vessel

$3,761.31

37276 represents each additional femoropopliteal artery treated with atherectomy and stent placement. 37272 describes additional-artery atherectomy without that stent combination.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 37272 is $2536.65—$2.28 higher than the $2534.37 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

37272 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $2534.37

  2. Bakersfield

    $2536.65

    $2.28 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $2534.22

    $0.15 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $2534.22

    $0.15 lower than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $2534.22

    $0.15 lower than El Centro

  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $2730.34

    $195.97 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $2534.22

    $0.15 lower than El Centro

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, 37272 ranges from $2016.15 in Arkansas to $3298.75 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 · 37272

    Office

    $2534.22

    Facility

    $171.58

    $0.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2534.22

    Facility

    $171.58

    $0.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 37272

    Office

    $3022.10

    Facility

    $180.89

    $487.73 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2725.21

    Facility

    $177.18

    $190.84 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2534.22

    Facility

    $171.58

    $0.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2534.22

    Facility

    $171.58

    $0.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2543.77

    Facility

    $181.13

    $9.40 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2682.40

    Facility

    $175.32

    $148.03 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2673.03

    Facility

    $174.58

    $138.66 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2753.51

    Facility

    $175.30

    $219.14 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 37272

    Office

    $3224.90

    Facility

    $185.37

    $690.53 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 37272

    Office

    $3223.89

    Facility

    $184.36

    $689.52 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 37272

    Office

    $3298.75

    Facility

    $190.24

    $764.38 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 37272

    Office

    $3294.62

    Facility

    $186.11

    $760.25 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2627.69

    Facility

    $172.35

    $93.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2793.43

    Facility

    $174.26

    $259.06 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2687.85

    Facility

    $174.31

    $153.48 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2822.89

    Facility

    $175.69

    $288.52 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2534.22

    Facility

    $171.58

    $0.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 37272

    Office

    $3020.64

    Facility

    $179.44

    $486.27 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2534.22

    Facility

    $171.58

    $0.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 37272

    Office

    $2534.22

    Facility

    $171.58

    $0.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 37272

    Office

    $2734.56

    Facility

    $195.15

    $200.19 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 37272

    Office

    $2471.64

    Facility

    $227.56

    $62.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 37272

    Office

    $2387.36

    Facility

    $220.89

    $147.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 37272

    Office

    $2715.18

    Facility

    $210.26

    $180.81 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 37272

    Office

    $2531.81

    Facility

    $235.99

    $2.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 37272

    Office

    $2052.44

    Facility

    $166.21

    $481.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 37272

    Office

    $2016.15

    Facility

    $164.41

    $518.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 37272

    Office

    $2265.39

    Facility

    $176.53

    $268.98 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 37272

    Office

    $2471.27

    Facility

    $177.61

    $63.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 37272

    Office

    $2513.35

    Facility

    $191.67

    $21.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 37272

    Office

    $2308.64

    Facility

    $178.82

    $225.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 37272

    Office

    $2389.34

    Facility

    $205.62

    $145.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 37272

    Office

    $2256.37

    Facility

    $195.53

    $278.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 37272

    Office

    $2378.22

    Facility

    $188.03

    $156.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 37272

    Office

    $2108.01

    Facility

    $185.13

    $426.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 37272

    Office

    $2622.35

    Facility

    $171.32

    $87.98 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 37272

    Office

    $2134.37

    Facility

    $161.91

    $400.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 37272

    Office

    $2147.50

    Facility

    $164.26

    $386.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 37272

    Office

    $2193.31

    Facility

    $210.07

    $341.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 37272

    Office

    $2164.68

    Facility

    $196.53

    $369.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 37272

    Office

    $2419.64

    Facility

    $205.74

    $114.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 37272

    Office

    $2163.10

    Facility

    $164.77

    $371.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 37272

    Office

    $2113.64

    Facility

    $164.89

    $420.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 37272

    Office

    $2093.25

    Facility

    $176.84

    $441.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 37272

    Office

    $2212.85

    Facility

    $184.35

    $321.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 37272

    Office

    $2085.83

    Facility

    $178.04

    $448.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 37272

    Office

    $2760.97

    Facility

    $187.07

    $226.60 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 37272

    Office

    $2448.37

    Facility

    $178.43

    $86.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 37272

    Office

    $2504.93

    Facility

    $191.87

    $29.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 37272

    Office

    $2362.04

    Facility

    $180.48

    $172.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 37272

    Office

    $2151.93

    Facility

    $168.69

    $382.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 37272

    Office

    $2306.53

    Facility

    $170.24

    $227.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 37272

    Office

    $2281.37

    Facility

    $201.13

    $253.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 37272

    Office

    $2151.78

    Facility

    $183.63

    $382.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 37272

    Office

    $2379.17

    Facility

    $160.96

    $155.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 37272

    Office

    $2203.78

    Facility

    $179.58

    $330.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 37272

    Office

    $2232.78

    Facility

    $180.56

    $301.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 37272

    Office

    $2036.31

    Facility

    $178.10

    $498.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 37272

    Office

    $2027.15

    Facility

    $171.10

    $507.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 37272

    Office

    $2337.00

    Facility

    $181.31

    $197.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 37272

    Office

    $2180.69

    Facility

    $169.43

    $353.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 37272

    Office

    $2319.40

    Facility

    $163.71

    $214.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 37272

    Office

    $2151.19

    Facility

    $161.49

    $383.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 37272

    Office

    $2422.47

    Facility

    $178.39

    $111.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 37272

    Office

    $2695.30

    Facility

    $194.69

    $160.93 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 37272

    Office

    $2545.27

    Facility

    $191.25

    $10.90 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 37272

    Office

    $2162.62

    Facility

    $185.84

    $371.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 37272

    Office

    $2334.27

    Facility

    $176.42

    $200.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 37272

    Office

    $2781.92

    Facility

    $218.80

    $247.55 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 37272

    Office

    $2555.82

    Facility

    $195.34

    $21.45 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 37272

    Office

    $2754.37

    Facility

    $206.34

    $220.00 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 37272

    Office

    $2219.55

    Facility

    $171.64

    $314.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 37272

    Office

    $2148.18

    Facility

    $180.04

    $386.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 37272

    Office

    $2097.84

    Facility

    $172.81

    $436.53 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 37272

    Office

    $2572.87

    Facility

    $177.90

    $38.50 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 37272

    Office

    $2319.54

    Facility

    $172.47

    $214.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 37272

    Office

    $2434.33

    Facility

    $190.25

    $100.04 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 37272

    Office

    $2157.18

    Facility

    $178.25

    $377.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 37272

    Office

    $2360.53

    Facility

    $181.12

    $173.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 37272

    Office

    $2408.12

    Facility

    $181.29

    $126.25 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 37272

    Office

    $2167.40

    Facility

    $175.54

    $366.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 37272

    Office

    $2317.32

    Facility

    $161.63

    $217.05 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 37272

    Office

    $2125.49

    Facility

    $165.96

    $408.88 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 37272

    Office

    $2460.02

    Facility

    $179.29

    $74.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 37272

    Office

    $2139.31

    Facility

    $177.63

    $395.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 37272

    Office

    $2312.03

    Facility

    $175.73

    $222.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 37272

    Office

    $2325.35

    Facility

    $178.28

    $209.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 37272

    Office

    $2304.00

    Facility

    $178.48

    $230.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 37272

    Office

    $2317.80

    Facility

    $177.20

    $216.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 37272

    Office

    $2334.09

    Facility

    $193.49

    $200.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 37272

    Office

    $2223.32

    Facility

    $177.56

    $311.05 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 37272

    Office

    $2203.61

    Facility

    $177.25

    $330.76 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 37272

    Office

    $2291.37

    Facility

    $172.32

    $243.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 37272

    Office

    $2360.53

    Facility

    $181.12

    $173.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 37272

    Office

    $2300.64

    Facility

    $166.50

    $233.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 37272

    Office

    $2446.90

    Facility

    $176.95

    $87.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 37272

    Office

    $2831.74

    Facility

    $186.70

    $297.37 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 37272

    Office

    $2225.19

    Facility

    $160.04

    $309.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 37272

    Office

    $2065.11

    Facility

    $191.82

    $469.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 37272

    Office

    $2329.33

    Facility

    $173.64

    $205.04 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

37272 · 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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$2,016.15

$2,916.48

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$2,531.811
AL$2,052.441
AR$2,016.151
AZ$2,265.391
CA$2,534.22–$3,298.7529
CO$2,471.271
CT$2,513.351
DC$2,734.561
DE$2,308.641
FL$2,256.37–$2,471.643
GA$2,108.01–$2,378.222
GU$2,622.351
HI$2,622.351
IA$2,134.371
ID$2,147.501
IL$2,164.68–$2,419.644
IN$2,163.101
KS$2,113.641
KY$2,093.251
LA$2,085.83–$2,212.852
MA$2,448.37–$2,760.972
MD$2,362.04–$2,734.563
ME$2,151.93–$2,306.532
MI$2,151.78–$2,281.372
MN$2,379.171
MO$2,036.31–$2,232.783
MS$2,027.151
MT$2,337.001
NC$2,180.691
ND$2,319.401
NE$2,151.191
NH$2,422.471
NJ$2,545.27–$2,695.302
NM$2,162.621
NV$2,334.271
NY$2,219.55–$2,781.925
OH$2,148.181
OK$2,097.841
OR$2,319.54–$2,572.872
PA$2,157.18–$2,434.332
PR$2,360.531
RI$2,408.121
SC$2,167.401
SD$2,317.321
TN$2,125.491
TX$2,139.31–$2,460.028
UT$2,203.611
VA$2,291.37–$2,734.562
VI$2,360.531
VT$2,300.641
WA$2,446.90–$2,831.742
WI$2,225.191
WV$2,065.111
WY$2,329.331

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 37272 in El Centro, the physician’s office rate is $2534.37 and the facility-setting rate is $171.73: a difference of $2362.64.

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

$2787.81

$2534.37 × 110% = $2787.81

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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 37272 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

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Code
37272
Physician work
4.00
Practice expense
65.08
Malpractice
0.89

GPCI2026.csv

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Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 37272 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work4.00× 1.0174.0680
Practice expense65.08× 1.09671.3277
Malpractice0.89× 0.5410.4815
Total RVUs75.8772
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$2534.37

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
Work41.017
Practice expense65.081.096
Malpractice0.890.541

(4 × 1.017 + 65.08 × 1.096 + 0.89 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $2534.37

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work41.017
Practice expense0.541.096
Malpractice0.890.541

(4 × 1.017 + 0.54 × 1.096 + 0.89 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $171.73

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

37272 · Office / nonfacility

$2534.37

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$2534.37

    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$2534.37$171.73RVU26D
2026-07-01$2534.37$171.73RVU26C
2026-04-01$2534.37$171.73RVU26B
2026-01-01$2534.37$171.73RVU26A
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

37272 billing questions

When is 37272 reported instead of 37271?

37271 represents the initial simple femoropopliteal artery treated with atherectomy. Report 37272 for each additional qualifying artery treated after that initial artery.

Can 37272 be billed by itself?

No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with the applicable primary procedure for the initial artery.

Is angioplasty separately reported in the same artery?

Angioplasty performed in the same vessel as the atherectomy is included. The report should identify the artery and describe the work performed.

How is bilateral treatment reported?

For bilateral treatment, report modifier 50 as applicable. CMS pays bilateral procedures reported with modifier 50 at 150%.

What documentation supports an additional unit?

Document each distinct additional artery treated with atherectomy and the basis for classifying its lesion as simple. The first treated artery is represented by the primary code, not an additional unit of 37272.

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 37272PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,632 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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