# CPT 36620: Arterial catheterization or cannulation for sampling/monitoring/transfusion, percutaneous

Medicare CPT 36620 pays $40.75 in a non-facility setting and $40.75 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $38.68 in Wisconsin to $56.26 in Alaska, a 45% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/36620-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Emergency Medicine, General Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $40.75 |
| National facility | $40.75 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $56.26 | $56.26 |
| New York | $43.88 | $43.88 |
| District of Columbia | $43.77 | $43.77 |
| New Jersey | $43.33 | $43.33 |
| Florida | $43.30 | $43.30 |
| Illinois | $43.12 | $43.12 |
| Connecticut | $42.38 | $42.38 |
| Washington | $41.97 | $41.97 |
| Massachusetts | $41.92 | $41.92 |
| California | $41.68 | $41.68 |
| Maryland | $41.61 | $41.61 |
| Michigan | $41.52 | $41.52 |
| Rhode Island | $41.26 | $41.26 |
| West Virginia | $41.20 | $41.20 |
| Pennsylvania | $41.11 | $41.11 |
| Georgia | $41.08 | $41.08 |
| Colorado | $40.90 | $40.90 |
| New Mexico | $40.84 | $40.84 |
| Puerto Rico | $40.77 | $40.77 |
| Virgin Islands | $40.77 | $40.77 |
| Montana | $40.74 | $40.74 |
| Texas | $40.66 | $40.66 |
| New Hampshire | $40.63 | $40.63 |
| Delaware | $40.58 | $40.58 |
| Oregon | $40.56 | $40.56 |
| Louisiana | $40.41 | $40.41 |
| Hawaii | $40.36 | $40.36 |
| Nevada | $40.31 | $40.31 |
| Ohio | $40.31 | $40.31 |
| Missouri | $40.27 | $40.27 |
| Arizona | $40.20 | $40.20 |
| Utah | $40.16 | $40.16 |
| Wyoming | $40.05 | $40.05 |
| South Carolina | $39.94 | $39.94 |
| Kentucky | $39.93 | $39.93 |
| Virginia | $39.87 | $39.87 |
| Oklahoma | $39.58 | $39.58 |
| Maine | $39.52 | $39.52 |
| North Carolina | $39.43 | $39.43 |
| Vermont | $39.38 | $39.38 |
| Mississippi | $39.31 | $39.31 |
| North Dakota | $39.16 | $39.16 |
| Tennessee | $39.03 | $39.03 |
| Minnesota | $39.02 | $39.02 |
| Indiana | $38.99 | $38.99 |
| South Dakota | $38.97 | $38.97 |
| Alabama | $38.92 | $38.92 |
| Idaho | $38.91 | $38.91 |
| Kansas | $38.91 | $38.91 |
| Arkansas | $38.70 | $38.70 |
| Iowa | $38.68 | $38.68 |
| Nebraska | $38.68 | $38.68 |
| Wisconsin | $38.68 | $38.68 |

## Related codes

- 33016: Pericardiocentesis — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33016-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33017: Pericardial drainage with insertion of indwelling catheter — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33017-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33206: Insertion of permanent pacemaker, atrial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33206-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33207: Insertion of permanent pacemaker, ventricular — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33207-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33208: Insertion of permanent pacemaker, atrial and ventricular — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33208-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33210: Insertion of temporary transvenous pacemaker — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33210-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33240: Insertion of implantable defibrillator pulse generator only — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33240-cpt-fee-schedule
- 33249: Insertion of implantable defibrillator with lead(s), dual chamber — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/33249-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 36620 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