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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

36901 in Visalia

Office / nonfacility

$734.09

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$143.24

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.

Dialysis access imaging

About 36901: Dialysis circuit diagnostic angiography

Reports diagnostic contrast imaging of a dialysis fistula or graft circuit when the study evaluates access dysfunction without a circuit intervention.

36901 covers percutaneous entry into an arteriovenous dialysis fistula or graft and diagnostic contrast imaging of the circuit. The study traces flow from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through venous outflow, including central veins, with catheter or needle placement, contrast injections, imaging, and interpretation. Interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons commonly perform it in an angiography suite to evaluate suspected stenosis, poor dialysis flows, prolonged bleeding, or other access dysfunction.

Report 36901 when diagnostic imaging is performed without a circuit intervention. If angioplasty, stenting, or thrombectomy is performed, choose the corresponding intervention code, which includes the diagnostic work; do not separately report 36901 for that circuit. The record should identify the access, findings, imaging extent, and whether treatment occurred. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this single-circuit service. Medicare does not pay assistant-at-surgery services; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 36901

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 RVU3.28 · 16%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU16.76 · 82%
  • Malpractice RVU0.51 · 2%

37.9K

Medicare services in 2024 · #891 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.

36901 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Visalia, from the same CMS release.

36902

Dialysis access angioplasty

Peripheral segment

$1,279.16

36901 is for diagnostic imaging alone. Choose 36902 when balloon angioplasty is performed in the peripheral dialysis segment.

36903

Dialysis access stenting

Peripheral segment

$5,227.71

36901 reports diagnostic imaging without circuit treatment. Choose 36903 when a stent is placed in the peripheral dialysis segment.

36904

Dialysis thrombectomy

Without peripheral angioplasty or stent

$1,867.55

Use 36901 for diagnostic imaging alone; 36904 describes dialysis circuit thrombectomy or thrombolysis.

36907

Dialysis angioplasty

Central segment

$617.89

36907 is an add-on for central-segment angioplasty, not a replacement for the primary circuit imaging code. Report it with an eligible primary dialysis circuit code when that treatment is performed.

The same code, a different location

How does Visalia compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 36901 is $735.55—$1.46 higher than the $734.09 rate in Visalia. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

36901 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Visalia · This locality

    $734.09

  2. Bakersfield

    $735.55

    $1.46 higher than Visalia

  3. Chico

    $734.09

    The same base rate than Visalia

  4. El Centro

    $734.17

    $0.08 higher than Visalia

  5. Fresno

    $734.09

    The same base rate than Visalia

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $734.09

    The same base rate than Visalia

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

    $787.60

    $53.51 higher than Visalia

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, 36901 ranges from $599.20 in Arkansas to $937.97 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

  • Madera

    California · 36901

    Office

    $734.09

    Facility

    $143.24

    The same base rate than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 36901

    Office

    $734.09

    Facility

    $143.24

    The same base rate than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 36901

    Office

    $734.09

    Facility

    $143.24

    The same base rate than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 36901

    Office

    $862.93

    Facility

    $152.40

    $128.84 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 36901

    Office

    $784.92

    Facility

    $147.71

    $50.83 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 36901

    Office

    $734.09

    Facility

    $143.24

    The same base rate than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 36901

    Office

    $734.09

    Facility

    $143.24

    The same base rate than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 36901

    Office

    $739.60

    Facility

    $148.75

    $5.51 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 36901

    Office

    $773.68

    Facility

    $146.71

    $39.59 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 36901

    Office

    $770.89

    Facility

    $146.08

    $36.80 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 36901

    Office

    $791.59

    Facility

    $146.84

    $57.50 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 36901

    Office

    $917.10

    Facility

    $156.98

    $183.01 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

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

    California · 36901

    Office

    $916.52

    Facility

    $156.40

    $182.43 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

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

    California · 36901

    Office

    $937.97

    Facility

    $160.60

    $203.88 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

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

    California · 36901

    Office

    $935.60

    Facility

    $158.23

    $201.51 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 36901

    Office

    $758.16

    Facility

    $144.13

    $24.07 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 36901

    Office

    $801.14

    Facility

    $146.15

    $67.05 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 36901

    Office

    $774.48

    Facility

    $145.90

    $40.39 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 36901

    Office

    $809.41

    Facility

    $147.40

    $75.32 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 36901

    Office

    $734.09

    Facility

    $143.24

    The same base rate than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 36901

    Office

    $862.09

    Facility

    $151.57

    $128.00 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 36901

    Office

    $734.09

    Facility

    $143.24

    The same base rate than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 36901

    Office

    $793.87

    Facility

    $158.82

    $59.78 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 36901

    Office

    $735.39

    Facility

    $174.19

    $1.30 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 36901

    Office

    $712.01

    Facility

    $170.23

    $22.08 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 36901

    Office

    $794.07

    Facility

    $167.65

    $59.98 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 36901

    Office

    $769.90

    Facility

    $195.77

    $35.81 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 36901

    Office

    $609.02

    Facility

    $137.32

    $125.07 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 36901

    Office

    $599.20

    Facility

    $136.12

    $134.89 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 36901

    Office

    $666.58

    Facility

    $144.20

    $67.51 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 36901

    Office

    $719.80

    Facility

    $146.21

    $14.29 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 36901

    Office

    $735.26

    Facility

    $154.66

    $1.17 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 36901

    Office

    $678.50

    Facility

    $145.88

    $55.59 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 36901

    Office

    $707.43

    Facility

    $161.33

    $26.66 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 36901

    Office

    $670.33

    Facility

    $154.96

    $63.76 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 36901

    Office

    $699.10

    Facility

    $151.38

    $34.99 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 36901

    Office

    $629.20

    Facility

    $148.33

    $104.89 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 36901

    Office

    $755.91

    Facility

    $142.96

    $21.82 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 36901

    Office

    $628.53

    Facility

    $135.27

    $105.56 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 36901

    Office

    $632.63

    Facility

    $136.66

    $101.46 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 36901

    Office

    $658.88

    Facility

    $162.91

    $75.21 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 36901

    Office

    $647.28

    Facility

    $155.09

    $86.81 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 36901

    Office

    $715.42

    Facility

    $161.77

    $18.67 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 36901

    Office

    $636.77

    Facility

    $137.03

    $97.32 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 36901

    Office

    $624.20

    Facility

    $136.86

    $109.89 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 36901

    Office

    $622.80

    Facility

    $143.55

    $111.29 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 36901

    Office

    $655.68

    Facility

    $148.39

    $78.41 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 36901

    Office

    $621.30

    Facility

    $144.20

    $112.79 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 36901

    Office

    $797.61

    Facility

    $153.93

    $63.52 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 36901

    Office

    $714.35

    Facility

    $146.69

    $19.74 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 36901

    Office

    $733.04

    Facility

    $154.60

    $1.05 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 36901

    Office

    $692.80

    Facility

    $147.25

    $41.29 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 36901

    Office

    $635.17

    Facility

    $139.20

    $98.92 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 36901

    Office

    $675.06

    Facility

    $140.83

    $59.03 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 36901

    Office

    $678.48

    Facility

    $158.26

    $55.61 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 36901

    Office

    $639.88

    Facility

    $147.69

    $94.21 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 36901

    Office

    $690.63

    Facility

    $135.91

    $43.46 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 36901

    Office

    $651.85

    Facility

    $145.64

    $82.24 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 36901

    Office

    $659.55

    Facility

    $146.34

    $74.54 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 36901

    Office

    $608.69

    Facility

    $144.00

    $125.40 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 36901

    Office

    $604.13

    Facility

    $139.97

    $129.96 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 36901

    Office

    $686.35

    Facility

    $147.26

    $47.74 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 36901

    Office

    $642.73

    Facility

    $139.76

    $91.36 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 36901

    Office

    $676.27

    Facility

    $137.18

    $57.82 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 36901

    Office

    $632.69

    Facility

    $135.11

    $101.40 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 36901

    Office

    $707.21

    Facility

    $146.02

    $26.88 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 36901

    Office

    $784.02

    Facility

    $158.67

    $49.93 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 36901

    Office

    $743.92

    Facility

    $155.24

    $9.83 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 36901

    Office

    $643.35

    Facility

    $149.00

    $90.74 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 36901

    Office

    $684.10

    Facility

    $144.47

    $49.99 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 36901

    Office

    $813.80

    Facility

    $172.82

    $79.71 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 36901

    Office

    $748.08

    Facility

    $157.77

    $13.99 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 36901

    Office

    $802.81

    Facility

    $165.61

    $68.72 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 36901

    Office

    $653.34

    Facility

    $141.20

    $80.75 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 36901

    Office

    $637.82

    Facility

    $145.63

    $96.27 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 36901

    Office

    $622.69

    Facility

    $141.28

    $111.40 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 36901

    Office

    $745.92

    Facility

    $146.99

    $11.83 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 36901

    Office

    $679.09

    Facility

    $142.16

    $55.00 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 36901

    Office

    $714.60

    Facility

    $153.41

    $19.49 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 36901

    Office

    $639.55

    Facility

    $144.66

    $94.54 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 36901

    Office

    $692.29

    Facility

    $147.27

    $41.80 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 36901

    Office

    $705.10

    Facility

    $148.22

    $28.99 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 36901

    Office

    $641.29

    Facility

    $143.17

    $92.80 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 36901

    Office

    $675.08

    Facility

    $135.99

    $59.01 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 36901

    Office

    $627.56

    Facility

    $137.53

    $106.53 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 36901

    Office

    $717.13

    Facility

    $146.78

    $16.96 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 36901

    Office

    $634.80

    Facility

    $144.22

    $99.29 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 36901

    Office

    $678.48

    Facility

    $144.24

    $55.61 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 36901

    Office

    $682.72

    Facility

    $145.78

    $51.37 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 36901

    Office

    $677.34

    Facility

    $145.80

    $56.75 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 36901

    Office

    $680.42

    Facility

    $145.10

    $53.67 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 36901

    Office

    $689.75

    Facility

    $154.43

    $44.34 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 36901

    Office

    $656.19

    Facility

    $144.59

    $77.90 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 36901

    Office

    $651.06

    Facility

    $144.32

    $83.03 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 36901

    Office

    $671.86

    Facility

    $141.94

    $62.23 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 36901

    Office

    $692.29

    Facility

    $147.27

    $41.80 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 36901

    Office

    $672.38

    Facility

    $138.68

    $61.71 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 36901

    Office

    $713.41

    Facility

    $145.75

    $20.68 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 36901

    Office

    $815.82

    Facility

    $154.36

    $81.73 higher than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 36901

    Office

    $651.09

    Facility

    $134.64

    $83.00 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 36901

    Office

    $620.40

    Facility

    $151.93

    $113.69 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 36901

    Office

    $681.96

    Facility

    $142.87

    $52.13 lower than Visalia for the office setting.

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36901 · 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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$599.20

$836.03

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$769.901
AL$609.021
AR$599.201
AZ$666.581
CA$734.09–$937.9729
CO$719.801
CT$735.261
DC$793.871
DE$678.501
FL$670.33–$735.393
GA$629.20–$699.102
GU$755.911
HI$755.911
IA$628.531
ID$632.631
IL$647.28–$715.424
IN$636.771
KS$624.201
KY$622.801
LA$621.30–$655.682
MA$714.35–$797.612
MD$692.80–$793.873
ME$635.17–$675.062
MI$639.88–$678.482
MN$690.631
MO$608.69–$659.553
MS$604.131
MT$686.351
NC$642.731
ND$676.271
NE$632.691
NH$707.211
NJ$743.92–$784.022
NM$643.351
NV$684.101
NY$653.34–$813.805
OH$637.821
OK$622.691
OR$679.09–$745.922
PA$639.55–$714.602
PR$692.291
RI$705.101
SC$641.291
SD$675.081
TN$627.561
TX$634.80–$717.138
UT$651.061
VA$671.86–$793.872
VI$692.291
VT$672.381
WA$713.41–$815.822
WI$651.091
WV$620.401
WY$681.961

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 36901 in Visalia, the physician’s office rate is $734.09 and the facility-setting rate is $143.24: a difference of $590.85.

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 36901 in Visalia. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$807.50

$734.09 × 110% = $807.50

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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 36901 in Visalia.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

4,562

Code
36901
Physician work
3.28
Practice expense
16.76
Malpractice
0.51

GPCI2026.csv

34

Locality
Visalia
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 36901 in Visalia
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work3.28× 1.0173.3358
Practice expense16.76× 1.09618.3690
Malpractice0.51× 0.5360.2734
Total RVUs21.9781
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Visalia$734.09

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
Work3.281.017
Practice expense16.761.096
Malpractice0.510.536

(3.28 × 1.017 + 16.76 × 1.096 + 0.51 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $734.09

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work3.281.017
Practice expense0.621.096
Malpractice0.510.536

(3.28 × 1.017 + 0.62 × 1.096 + 0.51 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $143.24

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

36901 · Office / nonfacility

$734.09

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $37.12 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $696.97 to $734.09 (5.3%).

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

    $696.97changed to$734.09

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 3.36 changed to 3.28
    • Practice expense RVU 16.33 changed to 16.76
    • Malpractice RVU 0.52 changed to 0.51
    • 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.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $696.97

    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.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$734.09$143.24RVU26D
2026-07-01$734.09$143.24RVU26C
2026-04-01$734.09$143.24RVU26B
2026-01-01$734.09$143.24RVU26A
2025-10-01$696.97$157.10RVU25D
2025-07-01$696.97$157.10RVU25C
2025-04-01$696.97$157.10RVU25B
2025-01-01$696.97$157.10RVU25A

36901 billing questions

When should 36901 be reported instead of 36902?

Report 36901 for diagnostic circuit imaging without treatment. Use 36902 when balloon angioplasty is performed in the peripheral dialysis segment; its diagnostic imaging is included.

Can 36901 be billed separately when the circuit is treated?

No. When a circuit intervention such as angioplasty, stenting, or thrombectomy is performed, report the applicable intervention code rather than separately billing 36901 for the diagnostic imaging.

What imaging is included in 36901?

The service includes contrast imaging from the arterial anastomosis and adjacent artery through the venous outflow, including central veins, as well as the associated imaging interpretation.

Should modifier 50 be used for two-sided access?

No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code, which describes imaging of a dialysis circuit rather than a paired bilateral service.

How does the 0-day global period affect same-day care?

Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure. The code does not include a longer global follow-up period.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Medicare does not pay assistant-at-surgery services for this code. Co-surgeon and team-surgery reporting are not permitted.

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 36901PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,562 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for VisaliaGPCI2026.csv, line 34 (RVU26D)
Open CMS sourceHow this rate is calculatedBuild a fee sheet