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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

75827 SVC venography Medicare reimbursement rates in Oregon

Reports imaging supervision and interpretation for contrast venography of the superior vena cava, such as evaluation of suspected central venous obstruction. Compare 75827 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Oregon.

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 75827 in Oregon?

Oregon has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.

Office / nonfacility

$117.11–$126.75

2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.

Lowest: Rest Of Oregon

Highest: Portland

A spread of $9.64 per service.

Facility setting

No supported rate

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.

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Diagnostic radiology

About 75827: Superior vena cava venography interpretation

Reports imaging supervision and interpretation for contrast venography of the superior vena cava, such as evaluation of suspected central venous obstruction.

This service covers the radiologic supervision and interpretation of contrast imaging of the superior vena cava. A radiologist or interventional physician reviews the images to assess the central chest vein, including its patency, narrowing, obstruction, or collateral flow. The study may be performed in an angiography suite or another setting equipped for catheter-based vascular imaging, with contrast introduced through a catheter.

Select this code when the imaged venous structure is the superior vena cava, rather than the inferior vena cava or peripheral veins. The record should identify the anatomy studied and include the imaging findings and the interpreting physician’s report. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation; modifier TC identifies the technical service, including equipment and staff. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service. CMS applies the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple-procedure reduction to the technical component when applicable.

CMS billing rules for 75827

Professional and technical components
Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.
Multiple procedures
Cardiovascular diagnostic multiple procedure reduction applies to the technical component.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.11 · 31%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.30 · 65%
  • Malpractice RVU0.15 · 4%

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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.

75827 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Oregon, from the same CMS release.

75825

Caval venography

Inferior vena cava

$111.89–$120.93

Choose 75827 for the superior vena cava and 75825 for the inferior vena cava. The imaged anatomy determines the code.

75860

Neck venography

Neck veins

$127.95–$138.86

75860 is for venography of the neck. Use 75827 when the study is of the superior vena cava in the chest.

75820

Extremity venography

One arm or leg

$106.04–$114.78

75820 describes venography of one arm or leg. It is not the code for imaging the superior vena cava.

Compare 75827 by payment locality

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2 of 2 payment localities

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0

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75827 billing questions

How does this differ from code 75825?

Use 75827 for imaging of the superior vena cava. Code 75825 describes imaging of the inferior vena cava.

Which modifier identifies the interpretation?

Append modifier 26 for the professional interpretation. Modifier TC identifies the technical service; billing without a modifier represents the global service.

Is catheter placement included in this code?

This code represents the imaging supervision and interpretation, not catheter introduction. A separately performed vena cava catheter placement may be reported with 36010 when supported by the service and documentation.

How does the multiple-procedure reduction affect billing?

CMS applies the cardiovascular diagnostic multiple-procedure reduction to the technical component. The rule concerns the technical portion of the service.

What documentation supports reporting 75827?

Document that the superior vena cava was imaged, the study findings, and the interpreting physician’s report. The record should distinguish the SVC from other venous territories.

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 75827PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 8,579 (RVU26D)
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