No office rate
Choose 37211 for arterial infusion treatment outside the coronary circulation; choose 37212 when the treated vessel is venous.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
37211 Arterial thrombolysis Medicare reimbursement rates in Texas
Reports catheter-directed thrombolytic infusion for an arterial clot outside the coronary circulation, with imaging supervision and interpretation as part of the service. Compare 37211 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Texas.
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 37211 in Texas?
Texas has 8 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 8 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
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.
Where 37211 pays more and less in Texas
Endovascular therapy
About 37211: Arterial catheter-directed thrombolysis
Reports catheter-directed thrombolytic infusion for an arterial clot outside the coronary circulation, with imaging supervision and interpretation as part of the service.
An interventional radiologist, vascular surgeon, or other qualified physician uses an arterial catheter to deliver thrombolytic medication to a clot outside the coronary arteries. The service is used for situations such as acute arterial occlusion from thrombus, with treatment performed in an angiography suite or hospital procedure setting. Imaging guidance and interpretation associated with the thrombolytic treatment are included in the service.
Report this code for the arterial infusion treatment, not for venous thrombolysis or the later-day management and discontinuation services described by neighboring codes. The record should identify the treated artery, thrombotic condition, catheter-directed treatment, and imaging work. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. In the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. For bilateral treatment, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 37211
- 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
- Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU7.56 · 75%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.07 · 11%
- Malpractice RVU1.50 · 15%
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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.
37211 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Texas, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
37211 reports arterial thrombolytic infusion, while 37213 describes continued catheter-directed treatment on a subsequent day.
No office rate
37214 describes cessation of thrombolytic treatment and catheter removal; it is not the code for the arterial infusion treatment itself.
Compare 37211 by payment locality
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8 of 8 payment localities
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | Office Unavailable | Facility $335.22 |
| Beaumont | Office Unavailable | Facility $331.58 |
| Brazoria | Office Unavailable | Facility $329.03 |
| Dallas | Office Unavailable | Facility $333.37 |
| Fort Worth | Office Unavailable | Facility $333.66 |
| Galveston | Office Unavailable | Facility $331.50 |
| Houston | Office Unavailable | Facility $358.96 |
| Rest Of Texas | Office Unavailable | Facility $331.67 |
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37211 billing questions
When should this code be chosen over 37212?
Use 37211 for catheter-directed thrombolytic infusion in an artery outside the coronary circulation. Code 37212 describes the corresponding venous treatment.
Does this code include imaging work?
Imaging supervision and interpretation associated with the arterial thrombolytic treatment are included. Do not separately report that same imaging work as though it were outside the therapy.
How is later-day thrombolytic management distinguished?
Code 37213 describes continued catheter-directed thrombolytic treatment on a subsequent day. Code 37214 is used when thrombolytic treatment is stopped and the catheter is removed.
What supports reporting 37211?
Document the arterial site and thrombotic condition, catheter-directed delivery of thrombolytic medication, and the imaging work performed for treatment.
How should bilateral treatment and other procedures be handled?
For bilateral treatment, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is allowed only when medical necessity is documented. 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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