# CPT 36901: Introduction of needle/catheter, dialysis circuit, imaging, diagnostic

Medicare CPT 36901 pays $686.39 in a non-facility setting and $147.30 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $599.20 in Arkansas to $793.87 in District of Columbia, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/36901-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $686.39 |
| National facility | $147.30 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $793.87 | $158.82 |
| California | $785.12 | $147.22 |
| Alaska | $769.90 | $195.77 |
| Washington | $764.62 | $150.06 |
| New Jersey | $763.97 | $156.95 |
| New York | $762.42 | $161.01 |
| Massachusetts | $755.98 | $150.31 |
| Hawaii | $755.91 | $142.96 |
| Connecticut | $735.26 | $154.66 |
| Colorado | $719.80 | $146.21 |
| Maryland | $712.92 | $150.93 |
| Oregon | $712.51 | $144.57 |
| New Hampshire | $707.21 | $146.02 |
| Rhode Island | $705.10 | $148.22 |
| Florida | $704.38 | $163.49 |
| Puerto Rico | $692.29 | $147.27 |
| Virgin Islands | $692.29 | $147.27 |
| Minnesota | $690.63 | $135.91 |
| Montana | $686.35 | $147.26 |
| Nevada | $684.10 | $144.47 |
| Illinois | $683.40 | $162.50 |
| Wyoming | $681.96 | $142.87 |
| Delaware | $678.50 | $145.88 |
| Texas | $677.10 | $146.37 |
| Pennsylvania | $677.08 | $149.04 |
| North Dakota | $676.27 | $137.18 |
| South Dakota | $675.08 | $135.99 |
| Vermont | $672.38 | $138.68 |
| Virginia | $671.86 | $141.94 |
| Arizona | $666.58 | $144.20 |
| Georgia | $664.15 | $149.86 |
| Michigan | $659.18 | $152.98 |
| Maine | $655.12 | $140.01 |
| Wisconsin | $651.09 | $134.64 |
| Utah | $651.06 | $144.32 |
| New Mexico | $643.35 | $149.00 |
| North Carolina | $642.73 | $139.76 |
| South Carolina | $641.29 | $143.17 |
| Missouri | $640.03 | $145.33 |
| Louisiana | $638.49 | $146.29 |
| Ohio | $637.82 | $145.63 |
| Indiana | $636.77 | $137.03 |
| Nebraska | $632.69 | $135.11 |
| Idaho | $632.63 | $136.66 |
| Iowa | $628.53 | $135.27 |
| Tennessee | $627.56 | $137.53 |
| Kansas | $624.20 | $136.86 |
| Kentucky | $622.80 | $143.55 |
| Oklahoma | $622.69 | $141.28 |
| West Virginia | $620.40 | $151.93 |
| Alabama | $609.02 | $137.32 |
| Mississippi | $604.13 | $139.97 |
| Arkansas | $599.20 | $136.12 |

## Related codes

- 36902: Dialysis circuit, transluminal balloon angioplasty — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/36902-cpt-fee-schedule
- 36905: Dialysis circuit, transluminal balloon angioplasty and thrombectomy — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/36905-cpt-fee-schedule
- 37184: Primary percutaneous transluminal mechanical thrombectomy, non-coronary, initial vessel — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/37184-cpt-fee-schedule
- 37191: Insertion of intravascular vena cava filter — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/37191-cpt-fee-schedule
- 37193: Retrieval of intravascular vena cava filter, endovascular approach — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/37193-cpt-fee-schedule
- 37211: Transcatheter thrombolytic infusion, arterial, initial treatment day — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/37211-cpt-fee-schedule
- 37241: Vascular embolization/occlusion, venous — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/37241-cpt-fee-schedule
- 37243: Vascular embolization/occlusion, organ or tumor — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/37243-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 36901 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