$672.38
36901 reports diagnostic evaluation of the dialysis circuit. Choose 36902 when balloon angioplasty is performed in the peripheral segment.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
36902 Dialysis access angioplasty Medicare reimbursement rates in Vermont
Reports catheter-based balloon angioplasty of a stenosis in the peripheral segment of a hemodialysis access circuit, with circuit imaging included. Compare 36902 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Vermont.
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 36902 in Vermont?
Vermont 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
$1168.77
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Vermont
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$197.92
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Vermont
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.
Interventional radiology
About 36902: Dialysis circuit peripheral angioplasty
Reports catheter-based balloon angioplasty of a stenosis in the peripheral segment of a hemodialysis access circuit, with circuit imaging included.
An interventional radiologist or vascular surgeon uses needle or catheter access to evaluate a hemodialysis fistula or graft and perform balloon angioplasty for a stenosis in its peripheral dialysis segment. These procedures commonly address access dysfunction, such as impaired flow or elevated circuit pressures, and are performed in an angiography suite or hospital outpatient setting. The code includes the diagnostic imaging and catheter placement needed to evaluate the circuit during the intervention.
Report this code when balloon angioplasty is performed in the peripheral segment; the documented lesion location and treatment should support that selection. Diagnostic angiography of the same circuit is included rather than separately reported as a diagnostic-only service. Medicare assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When separate procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Medicare does not pay assistant-at-surgery services, co-surgeons, or team surgery for this code.
CMS billing rules for 36902
- 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 adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- 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 RVU4.71 · 13%
- Practice expense (office) RVU30.22 · 85%
- Malpractice RVU0.72 · 2%
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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.
36902 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Vermont, from the same CMS release.
$4,739.79
36903 represents peripheral-segment stent placement; 36902 represents balloon angioplasty without that stent placement.
$2,165.15
36905 includes thrombectomy with peripheral-segment angioplasty. 36902 is the choice when angioplasty is performed without thrombectomy.
$566.42
36907 is an add-on for angioplasty in the central dialysis segment. Code 36902 describes angioplasty in the peripheral segment.
Compare 36902 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
Vermont →
Office / nonfacility
$1168.77
Facility
$197.92
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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 36902 in Vermont.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,563
- Code
- 36902
- Physician work
- 4.71
- Practice expense
- 30.22
- Malpractice
- 0.72
GPCI2026.csv
105
- Locality
- Vermont
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.990
- Malpractice
- 0.506
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 4.71 | × 1.000 | 4.7100 |
| Practice expense | 30.22 | × 0.990 | 29.9178 |
| Malpractice | 0.72 | × 0.506 | 0.3643 |
| Total RVUs | 34.9921 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Vermont$1168.77
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 4.71 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 30.22 | 0.99 |
| Malpractice | 0.72 | 0.506 |
(4.71 × 1 + 30.22 × 0.99 + 0.72 × 0.506) × $33.4009 = $1168.77
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 4.71 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 0.86 | 0.99 |
| Malpractice | 0.72 | 0.506 |
(4.71 × 1 + 0.86 × 0.99 + 0.72 × 0.506) × $33.4009 = $197.92
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.
36902 billing questions
How does this differ from 36901?
Use 36901 for diagnostic evaluation of the dialysis circuit without the peripheral balloon angioplasty reported by 36902. The imaging needed for the angioplasty is included in 36902.
When is 36903 a better choice?
Use 36903 when a stent is placed in the peripheral dialysis segment. Code 36902 reports balloon angioplasty without that peripheral stent placement.
Can diagnostic angiography of the same circuit be billed separately?
The diagnostic imaging performed to evaluate the circuit during this intervention is included. Do not separately report 36901 for that same circuit service.
Can central-segment angioplasty be reported in the same session?
Yes. When angioplasty is also performed in the central dialysis segment, 36907 is the related add-on code; document the treated segment and intervention.
What documentation supports 36902?
Record the access circuit findings, the peripheral-segment stenosis treated, and the balloon angioplasty performed. The documentation should distinguish treatment in the peripheral segment from any central-segment intervention.
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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4,56136861,,Cannula declotting,A,,2.46,0.59,NA,0.59,,0.65,3.70,3.70,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,56236901,,Intro cath dialysis circuit,A,,3.28,16.76,,0.62,,0.51,20.55,4.41,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,56336902,,Intro cath dialysis circuit,A,,4.71,30.22,,0.86,,0.72,35.65,6.29,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,56436903,,Intro cath dialysis circuit,A,,6.23,136.52,,1.05,,1.03,143.78,8.31,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,56536904,,Thrmbc/nfs dialysis circuit,A,,7.31,43.68,,1.16,,1.13,52.12,9.60,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,56636905,,Thrmbc/nfs dialysis circuit,A,,8.78,55.95,,1.48,,1.29,66.02,11.55,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
10204412,TX,18,HOUSTON,1.008,0.993,1.376
10304412,TX,99,REST OF TEXAS,1.000,0.949,0.903
10403502,UT,09,UTAH,1.000,0.940,0.898
10514512,VT,50,VERMONT,1.000,0.990,0.506
10611302,VA,00,VIRGINIA,1.000,0.983,0.706
10709202,VI,50,VIRGIN ISLANDS,1.000,1.011,0.985
10802402,WA,02,SEATTLE (KING CNTY),1.050,1.227,0.817