Billing code 37276: Peripheral revascularizationMedicare rate & RVUs in Oregon
Reports stent placement with atherectomy in an additional femoropopliteal vessel for simple peripheral arterial disease treatment.
Medicare pays $3,435.81–$3,817.08 for 37276 in the office in Oregon, from Rest Of Oregon to Portland. Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 37276 covers
This add-on describes endovascular treatment of an additional femoropopliteal vessel when the service includes both atherectomy and stent placement. The treating specialist uses a catheter-based approach to remove or reduce plaque and place a stent; balloon angioplasty in the treated vessel may also be performed. Vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, and interventional cardiologists may perform these procedures in a hospital endovascular suite for obstructive peripheral arterial disease.
Report the code for each additional vessel treated, not for each stent or each lesion. The operative report should identify the femoropopliteal vessel, the intervention performed, and the facts supporting the billing code simple-lesion classification. This is an add-on code and must accompany a primary procedure; CMS pays it within that procedure's global period. For a bilateral procedure reported with modifier 50, CMS pays 150% of the applicable amount.
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.
Where 37276 pays more and less in Oregon
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | $3,817.08 | $188.62 |
| Rest Of Oregon | $3,435.81 | $182.93 |
How the 37276 rate is calculated
Each of 37276’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 37276
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 4.25Practice expense 98.32Malpractice 0.98
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Payment rules and modifiers for 37276
The CMS indicators that decide how 37276 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 37276
Peripheral revascularization
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | ZZZ | Add-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 1 | Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 50 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
37276 without 50 · national office
$3,458.66
Peripheral revascularization
37276-50 · Bilateral: 150%
$5,187.99
Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).
37276 compared with similar codes
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37276 vs 37275 vs 37268 vs 37278: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 37275Leg artery revascularization
- Use 37275 for the first vessel treated with simple-lesion stenting and atherectomy; use 37276 for each additional vessel receiving that combination.
- 37268Arterial stent
- 37268 is for each additional vessel treated with simple-lesion stenting without the atherectomy combination.
- 37278Stent and atherectomy
- Both codes describe additional-vessel stenting with atherectomy; 37278 is for complex lesions, while 37276 is for simple lesions.
37276 billing questions
How is this code different from 37275?
37275 describes the first vessel treated with the simple-lesion combination of stenting and atherectomy. Use 37276 for each additional vessel treated with that combination.
Is the code reported per stent or per lesion?
No. The unit is each additional vessel treated, not the number of stents placed or lesions treated within that vessel.
Can 37276 be reported by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be billed with a primary procedure; CMS pays it within the primary procedure's global period.
What documentation supports the simple classification?
Document the treated vessel, the atherectomy and stent work, and the lesion characteristics supporting the billing code simple-lesion category.
How is bilateral treatment paid when modifier 50 is used?
CMS pays a bilateral procedure reported with modifier 50 at 150% of the applicable amount.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027
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