$832.02
Use 36013 for catheter placement limited to the right heart or main pulmonary artery; 36014 reflects selective advancement into a pulmonary artery branch.
On this page
CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
36014 Pulmonary catheterization Medicare reimbursement rates in Connecticut
Report selective advancement of a catheter into a pulmonary artery branch for pulmonary angiography or related evaluation, distinct from placement in the main pulmonary artery. Compare 36014 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 36014 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
$805.20
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Connecticut
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$137.19
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 catheterization
About 36014: Selective pulmonary artery catheter placement
Report selective advancement of a catheter into a pulmonary artery branch for pulmonary angiography or related evaluation, distinct from placement in the main pulmonary artery.
This service captures advancing a catheter from the right heart or main pulmonary artery into a selected pulmonary artery branch. It is commonly performed by an interventional radiologist or cardiologist during catheter-based evaluation of pulmonary vascular disease, such as suspected pulmonary embolism or pulmonary hypertension. The catheter placement is distinct from the imaging interpretation and from any treatment performed through the catheter.
Choose the code based on the catheter’s documented position in the pulmonary arterial tree; placement limited to the right heart or main pulmonary artery is represented by 36013, while additional branch placement is distinguished by 36015. The report should identify the catheter route, the branch or side reached, and the reason for selective positioning. Pulmonary angiographic imaging, when performed, is separately represented by the applicable imaging code. For bilateral catheterization, CMS pays with modifier 50 at 150%. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and reduces the others to 50%.
CMS billing rules for 36014
- 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%.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU2.94 · 13%
- Practice expense (office) RVU19.06 · 85%
- Malpractice RVU0.48 · 2%
3.8K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2024 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.
36014 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Connecticut, from the same CMS release.
$851.10
36015 identifies catheter placement in an additional pulmonary artery branch, rather than the selective placement represented by 36014.
$838.70
36011 describes selective placement in a first-order venous branch. 36014 concerns selective placement in the pulmonary arterial circulation.
$1,141.10
36215 concerns selective catheter placement in a thoracic or brachiocephalic systemic arterial branch, not a pulmonary artery branch.
Compare 36014 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Connecticut →
Office / nonfacility
$805.20
Facility
$137.19
Need rates for a whole code list?
Fee-sheet and API access are in early access. Tell us which codes and locations your team needs.
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 36014 in Connecticut.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,437
- Code
- 36014
- Physician work
- 2.94
- Practice expense
- 19.06
- Malpractice
- 0.48
GPCI2026.csv
38
- Locality
- Connecticut
- Physician work
- 1.020
- Practice expense
- 1.077
- Malpractice
- 1.210
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 2.94 | × 1.020 | 2.9988 |
| Practice expense | 19.06 | × 1.077 | 20.5276 |
| Malpractice | 0.48 | × 1.210 | 0.5808 |
| Total RVUs | 24.1072 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Connecticut$805.20
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 2.94 | 1.02 |
| Practice expense | 19.06 | 1.077 |
| Malpractice | 0.48 | 1.21 |
(2.94 × 1.02 + 19.06 × 1.077 + 0.48 × 1.21) × $33.4009 = $805.20
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 2.94 | 1.02 |
| Practice expense | 0.49 | 1.077 |
| Malpractice | 0.48 | 1.21 |
(2.94 × 1.02 + 0.49 × 1.077 + 0.48 × 1.21) × $33.4009 = $137.19
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.
36014 billing questions
How does 36014 differ from 36013?
36014 represents selective catheter advancement into a pulmonary artery branch. Use 36013 when placement is limited to the right heart or main pulmonary artery.
When is 36015 considered?
36015 distinguishes catheter placement in an additional pulmonary artery branch. Documentation should establish the branch catheterized and how it relates to the placement reported with 36014.
Does 36014 include pulmonary angiographic imaging?
No. The catheter-placement service is distinct from pulmonary angiography; report the applicable imaging service when imaging is performed and supported.
How is bilateral catheterization reported for Medicare?
Report bilateral performance with modifier 50. CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?
Under the CMS multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the other procedures are paid at 50%.
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.
4,43436011,,Place catheter in vein,A,,3.06,19.81,,0.49,,0.54,23.41,4.09,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,43536012,,Place catheter in vein,A,,3.42,20.16,,0.56,,0.62,24.20,4.60,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,43636013,,Place catheter in artery,A,,2.46,20.35,,0.50,,0.40,23.21,3.36,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,43736014,,Place catheter in artery,A,,2.94,19.06,,0.49,,0.48,22.48,3.91,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,43836015,,Place catheter in artery,A,,3.42,19.87,,0.55,,0.49,23.78,4.46,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,43936100,,Establish access to artery,A,,2.94,11.81,,0.37,,0.70,15.45,4.01,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,44036140,,Intro ndl icath upr/lxtr art,A,,1.72,12.87,,0.27,,0.37,14.96,2.36,0,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3501112,CA,70,YUBA CITY,1.017,1.096,0.536
3601112,CA,75,REST OF CALIFORNIA,1.017,1.096,0.536
3704112,CO,01,COLORADO,1.012,1.064,0.781
3813102,CT,00,CONNECTICUT,1.020,1.077,1.210
3912202,DC,01,DC + MD/VA SUBURBS,1.054,1.178,1.113
4012102,DE,01,DELAWARE,1.005,0.988,0.899
4109102,FL,03,FORT LAUDERDALE,1.000,1.013,1.808