$68.01
76942 represents ultrasound guidance for needle placement; 36002 represents the therapeutic injection into the pseudoaneurysm. Guidance alone is not the injection treatment.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
36002 Pseudoaneurysm injection Medicare reimbursement rates in Connecticut
Reports percutaneous injection treatment of a pseudoaneurysm, commonly a femoral access-site lesion treated with thrombin under imaging guidance. Compare 36002 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Connecticut.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 36002 in Connecticut?
Connecticut has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$160.65
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Connecticut
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$96.62
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Connecticut
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Vascular procedure
About 36002: Percutaneous pseudoaneurysm injection treatment
Reports percutaneous injection treatment of a pseudoaneurysm, commonly a femoral access-site lesion treated with thrombin under imaging guidance.
A physician treats a pseudoaneurysm by placing a needle into the sac and injecting a substance such as thrombin to promote closure while preserving flow in the parent vessel. A common situation is a femoral artery pseudoaneurysm after catheterization. Interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons commonly perform the procedure, often in a hospital or office setting with imaging used to guide needle placement and assess the result.
Report 36002 for the injection treatment, not for diagnostic imaging alone or routine needle placement into a vein. The record should identify the pseudoaneurysm site, the injection performed, and the clinical and imaging findings supporting treatment. This is a 0-day global procedure, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. For bilateral treatment, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 36002
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- 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 RVU1.91 · 42%
- Practice expense (office) RVU2.32 · 51%
- Malpractice RVU0.30 · 7%
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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.
36002 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Connecticut, from the same CMS release.
$262.26
36005 describes injection for extremity venography, while 36002 treats a pseudoaneurysm by injecting its sac.
93926
No office rateLower extremity study
93926 is a limited or unilateral lower-extremity arterial duplex examination. It evaluates blood flow; it does not represent therapeutic injection of a pseudoaneurysm.
Compare 36002 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
Connecticut →
Office / nonfacility
$160.65
Facility
$96.62
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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 36002 in Connecticut.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,431
- Code
- 36002
- Physician work
- 1.91
- Practice expense
- 2.32
- Malpractice
- 0.30
GPCI2026.csv
38
- Locality
- Connecticut
- Physician work
- 1.020
- Practice expense
- 1.077
- Malpractice
- 1.210
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 1.91 | × 1.020 | 1.9482 |
| Practice expense | 2.32 | × 1.077 | 2.4986 |
| Malpractice | 0.30 | × 1.210 | 0.3630 |
| Total RVUs | 4.8098 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Connecticut$160.65
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.91 | 1.02 |
| Practice expense | 2.32 | 1.077 |
| Malpractice | 0.3 | 1.21 |
(1.91 × 1.02 + 2.32 × 1.077 + 0.3 × 1.21) × $33.4009 = $160.65
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 1.91 | 1.02 |
| Practice expense | 0.54 | 1.077 |
| Malpractice | 0.3 | 1.21 |
(1.91 × 1.02 + 0.54 × 1.077 + 0.3 × 1.21) × $33.4009 = $96.62
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.
36002 billing questions
When should 36002 be chosen instead of a vascular imaging code?
Use 36002 when the physician injects the pseudoaneurysm as treatment. An ultrasound or duplex examination that evaluates the lesion without therapeutic injection is an imaging service, not 36002.
Can ultrasound guidance be reported separately?
Code 76942 may be relevant when ultrasound guidance for needle placement is performed and separately reportable. Document the guidance and imaging supervision and interpretation rather than assuming it is supported by the injection documentation alone.
Does the code cover same-day care after the injection?
Yes. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care associated with the procedure.
How are two procedures paid when performed in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction, with payment at 50%.
How is bilateral pseudoaneurysm treatment reported?
For bilateral treatment, modifier 50 is paid at 150% under the CMS rule supplied for this code. The documentation should identify treatment on both sides.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted for 36002. Co-surgeons and team surgery 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.
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3501112,CA,70,YUBA CITY,1.017,1.096,0.536
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3704112,CO,01,COLORADO,1.012,1.064,0.781
3813102,CT,00,CONNECTICUT,1.020,1.077,1.210
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4012102,DE,01,DELAWARE,1.005,0.988,0.899
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