# CPT 36522: Photopheresis Extracorporeal

Medicare CPT 36522 pays $1,362.42 in a non-facility setting and $78.16 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $1,176.88 in Arkansas to $1,600.92 in California, a 36% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/36522-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Hematology & Oncology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $1,362.42 |
| National facility | $78.16 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California | $1,600.92 | $81.28 |
| District of Columbia | $1,597.57 | $84.71 |
| Washington | $1,545.44 | $81.38 |
| Hawaii | $1,538.83 | $78.62 |
| New Jersey | $1,529.65 | $83.56 |
| Massachusetts | $1,524.04 | $81.17 |
| New York | $1,517.08 | $84.36 |
| Alaska | $1,473.59 | $105.85 |
| Connecticut | $1,464.65 | $81.50 |
| Colorado | $1,445.42 | $78.96 |
| Oregon | $1,431.28 | $78.31 |
| Maryland | $1,418.80 | $79.94 |
| New Hampshire | $1,415.22 | $78.30 |
| Rhode Island | $1,405.97 | $79.33 |
| Minnesota | $1,397.09 | $75.59 |
| Puerto Rico | $1,376.67 | $78.28 |
| Virgin Islands | $1,376.67 | $78.28 |
| Florida | $1,370.87 | $82.32 |
| Nevada | $1,363.00 | $77.45 |
| Montana | $1,362.41 | $78.15 |
| Wyoming | $1,361.29 | $77.03 |
| North Dakota | $1,359.84 | $75.58 |
| South Dakota | $1,359.54 | $75.27 |
| Vermont | $1,347.27 | $75.85 |
| Delaware | $1,346.66 | $77.80 |
| Texas | $1,342.27 | $77.91 |
| Virginia | $1,339.03 | $76.60 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,336.57 | $78.63 |
| Illinois | $1,322.67 | $81.75 |
| Arizona | $1,321.47 | $77.02 |
| Wisconsin | $1,304.78 | $74.45 |
| Georgia | $1,303.51 | $78.33 |
| Maine | $1,302.91 | $75.80 |
| Michigan | $1,284.84 | $78.91 |
| Utah | $1,283.92 | $76.71 |
| North Carolina | $1,273.69 | $75.47 |
| Indiana | $1,265.22 | $74.71 |
| South Carolina | $1,262.90 | $76.24 |
| Nebraska | $1,259.55 | $74.17 |
| Idaho | $1,256.06 | $74.53 |
| New Mexico | $1,255.32 | $77.64 |
| Missouri | $1,255.24 | $76.72 |
| Louisiana | $1,249.45 | $76.91 |
| Ohio | $1,249.27 | $76.74 |
| Iowa | $1,249.22 | $74.12 |
| Tennessee | $1,242.02 | $74.63 |
| Kansas | $1,235.38 | $74.40 |
| Oklahoma | $1,222.25 | $75.40 |
| Kentucky | $1,217.65 | $75.94 |
| Alabama | $1,197.92 | $74.19 |
| West Virginia | $1,193.87 | $77.84 |
| Mississippi | $1,180.46 | $74.70 |
| Arkansas | $1,176.88 | $73.70 |

## Related codes

- 10140: I&d Hematoma Seroma/fluid Collection — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10140-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11055: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion 1 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11055-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11056: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion 2-4 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11056-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11057: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion >4 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11057-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11403: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l 2.1-3.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11403-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11404: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l 3.1-4.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11404-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11406: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l >4.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11406-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11603: Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/arm/leg 2.1-3.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11603-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 36522 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules