CPT 36000–36909 codes: Surgery: cardiovascular system

This range contains 140 CPT Category I codes in the 2026 CMS fee schedule data, 132 of which carry work RVUs. Select a code to see its full RVU breakdown, Medicare status and related codes.

  • CPT 36000 — Placement of needle or catheter into peripheral vein (0.18 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36002 — Ultrasound-guided thrombin injection for pseudoaneurysm (1.91 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36005 — Injecting dye into a leg vein for imaging (0.93 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36010 — Selective catheter placement, vena cava (2.13 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36011 — Selective catheter placement, first-order venous branch (3.06 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36012 — Selective catheter placement, second-order or beyond venous branch (3.42 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36013 — Selective catheter placement, right heart or main pulmonary artery (2.46 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36014 — Selective catheter placement, selective right or left pulmonary artery (2.94 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36015 — Selective catheter placement, subsegmental pulmonary artery (3.42 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36100 — Direct percutaneous puncture of carotid or vertebral artery (2.94 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36140 — Direct percutaneous puncture of extremity artery for angiography (1.72 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36160 — Direct translumbar puncture of aorta for angiography (2.46 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36200 — Selective catheter placement, aorta (2.70 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36215 — Selective catheter placement, first-order thoracic or brachiocephalic branch (4.07 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36216 — Selective catheter placement, second-order thoracic or brachiocephalic branch (5.14 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36217 — Selective catheter placement, third or higher order thoracic or brachiocephalic branch (6.13 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36218 — Add-on: additional second/higher order arterial branch, thoracic/brachiocephalic (0.98 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36221 — Non-selective catheter placement, thoracic aorta with cerebral angiography (3.82 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36222 — Selective catheter placement with unilateral extracranial carotid angiography (5.15 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36223 — Threading a catheter into the carotid or innominate artery (5.61 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36224 — Threading a catheter into the carotid artery in the neck (6.09 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36225 — Selective catheter placement with unilateral cervicocerebral angiography (5.61 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36226 — Catheter placed into a vertebral artery for imaging or intervention (6.09 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36227 — Add-on: extending a catheter into a branch of the carotid artery (2.04 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36228 — Add-on: selective intracranial artery for angiography, each (4.14 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36245 — Selective catheter placement, first-order abdominal or lower extremity artery (4.53 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36246 — Threading a catheter into a second-order abdominal or leg artery branch (4.89 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36247 — Threading a catheter into a third-order abdominal or leg artery branch (5.89 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36248 — Add-on: threading a catheter into an additional abdominal or leg artery branch (0.98 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36251 — Selective renal artery catheterization with angiography, unilateral (4.97 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36252 — Selective renal artery catheterization with angiography, bilateral (6.57 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36253 — Selective renal artery catheterization with superselective angiography, unilateral (7.12 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36254 — Selective renal artery catheterization with superselective angiography, bilateral (7.70 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36260 — Insertion of implantable intra-arterial infusion pump (9.66 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36261 — Revision of implantable intra-arterial infusion pump (5.49 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36262 — Removal of implantable intra-arterial infusion pump (4.01 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36299 — Unlisted px vascular njx
  • CPT 36400 — Venipuncture by physician, age under 3, femoral or jugular (0.37 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36405 — Venipuncture by physician, age under 3, scalp vein (0.30 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36406 — Venipuncture by physician, age under 3, other vein (0.18 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36410 — Venipuncture by physician, age 3 or older, diagnostic or therapeutic (0.18 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36415 — Coll venous bld venipuncture
  • CPT 36416 — Collj capillary blood spec
  • CPT 36420 — Venipuncture by cutdown, age under 1 (0.98 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36425 — Venipuncture by cutdown, age 1 or older (0.74 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36430 — Transfusion bld/bld compnt
  • CPT 36440 — Push transfusion of blood, age 2 or under (1.00 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36450 — Exchange transfusion of blood, newborn (3.41 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36455 — Exchange transfusion of blood, other than newborn (2.37 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36456 — Partial exchange transfusion of blood, newborn (1.95 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36460 — Intrauterine transfusion, fetal (6.42 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36465 — Injecting a non-foam sclerosing solution into a leg vein (2.29 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36466 — Injection of noncompounded sclerosant, multiple incompetent veins (2.93 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36468 — Njx sclrsnt spider veins
  • CPT 36470 — Injection of sclerosant, single incompetent vein (0.73 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36471 — Injection of sclerosant, multiple incompetent veins (1.46 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36473 — Endovenous mechanochemical ablation, first vein (3.41 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36474 — Add-on: endovenous mechanochemical ablation, each additional vein (1.71 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36475 — Sealing a leaky leg vein using radiofrequency energy (first vein) (5.17 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36476 — Add-on: endovenous radiofrequency ablation, each additional vein (2.58 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36478 — Endovenous laser ablation, first vein (5.17 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36479 — Add-on: endovenous laser ablation, each additional vein (2.58 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36481 — Percutaneous portal vein catheter placement (6.56 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36482 — Sealing a leaky leg vein by injecting adhesive (first vein) (3.41 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36483 — Add-on: endovenous chemical adhesive ablation, each additional vein (1.71 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36500 — Venous catheter placement for organ or fragment sampling (3.42 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36510 — Catheterization of umbilical vein, newborn (1.06 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36511 — Separating and removing white blood cells from the patient by machine (1.95 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36512 — Separating and removing red blood cells from the patient by machine (apheresis) (1.95 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36513 — Separating and removing platelets from the patient by machine (1.95 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36514 — Separating and removing plasma from the patient by machine (1.76 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36516 — Selective removal of certain antibodies from the blood by machine (1.52 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36522 — Treating blood with light and returning it to the patient (photopheresis) (1.71 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36555 — Insertion of non-tunneled central venous catheter, age under 5 (1.88 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36556 — Non-tunneled central venous catheter placement, age 5 or older (1.71 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36557 — Insertion of tunneled central venous catheter without port, age under 5 (4.77 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36558 — Placing a tunneled central IV catheter in a large chest vein (4.48 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36560 — Insertion of tunneled central venous catheter with port, age under 5 (5.89 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36561 — Placement of a tunneled central venous catheter with a port under the skin (5.65 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36563 — Insertion of tunneled central venous catheter with pump, all ages (5.84 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36565 — Insertion of tunneled central venous catheter, two catheter access (5.65 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36566 — Insertion of tunneled central venous catheter with two ports and pump (6.13 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36568 — Insertion of PICC without imaging, age under 5 (2.06 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36569 — Insertion of PICC without imaging, age 5 or older (1.85 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36570 — Insertion of peripherally inserted central catheter with port, age under 5 (4.98 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36571 — Insertion of peripherally inserted central catheter with port, age 5 or older (4.96 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36572 — Insertion of PICC with imaging guidance, age under 5 (1.77 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36573 — Insertion of PICC with imaging guidance, age 5 or older (1.66 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36575 — Repair of tunneled or non-tunneled central venous catheter, without port (0.65 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36576 — Repair of central venous access device with port or pump (2.92 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36578 — Replacement of catheter component of central device with port or pump (3.21 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36580 — Replacement of non-tunneled central venous catheter (1.28 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36581 — Complete replacement of tunneled central venous catheter without port, same site (3.15 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36582 — Complete replacement of tunneled central venous catheter with port, same site (4.87 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36583 — Complete replacement of tunneled central venous catheter with pump, same site (4.91 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36584 — Complete replacement of PICC through same access site, with imaging (1.17 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36585 — Complete replacement of peripherally inserted central catheter with port (4.48 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36589 — Removal of tunneled central venous catheter, without port (2.22 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36590 — Removal of a tunneled central venous catheter (3.02 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36591 — Draw blood off venous device
  • CPT 36592 — Collect blood from picc
  • CPT 36593 — Declot vascular device
  • CPT 36595 — Mechanical removal of pericatheter obstructive sleeve (3.50 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36596 — Mechanical removal of intraluminal catheter obstruction (0.73 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36597 — Repositioning of previously placed central venous catheter under fluoroscopy (1.18 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36598 — Fluoroscopic contrast injection to evaluate central venous device (0.72 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36600 — Arterial puncture for diagnostic blood sampling (0.31 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36620 — Percutaneous arterial catheterization for monitoring (0.98 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36625 — Insertion of arterial catheter by cutdown for sampling or monitoring (2.06 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36640 — Insertion of arterial catheter for chemotherapy infusion (2.05 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36660 — Catheterization of umbilical artery, newborn (1.37 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36680 — Placement of intraosseous needle for infusion (1.17 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36800 — Insertion of hemodialysis cannula, vein to vein (2.37 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36810 — Insertion of external Scribner shunt, artery to vein (3.86 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36815 — Insertion of hemodialysis cannula, arteriovenous, external revision (2.55 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36818 — Open creation of upper arm cephalic vein AV fistula (12.08 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36819 — Open creation of upper arm basilic vein transposition AV fistula (12.96 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36820 — Open creation of forearm vein transposition AV fistula (12.74 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36821 — Open creation of direct AV fistula, any site (11.60 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36823 — Open insertion of arterial and venous cannulas for regional chemotherapy (22.41 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36825 — Open AV fistula with autogenous graft (13.82 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36830 — Open AV fistula with nonautogenous graft (11.73 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36831 — Open thrombectomy of AV fistula, without revision (10.73 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36832 — Open surgical revision of a dialysis fistula (13.16 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36833 — Open revision of AV fistula with thrombectomy (14.14 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36835 — Open insertion of Thomas shunt (7.32 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36836 — Percutaneous creation of AV fistula, upper extremity, single access (7.02 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36837 — Percutaneous creation of AV fistula, upper extremity, separate access (9.07 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36838 — Open distal revascularization interval ligation for dialysis access, DRIL (21.15 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36860 — External declotting of implanted vascular access device, without balloon (1.96 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36861 — External declotting of implanted vascular access device, with balloon (2.46 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36901 — Catheter introduction into dialysis circuit with diagnostic angiography (3.28 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36902 — Catheter introduction into dialysis circuit with peripheral angioplasty (4.71 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36903 — Catheter introduction into dialysis circuit with peripheral stent (6.23 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36904 — Percutaneous thrombectomy or infusion of dialysis circuit (7.31 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36905 — Percutaneous thrombectomy of dialysis circuit with peripheral angioplasty (8.78 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36906 — Percutaneous thrombectomy of dialysis circuit with peripheral stent (10.16 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36907 — Add-on: balloon angioplasty of central dialysis segment (2.93 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36908 — Add-on: stent placement in central dialysis segment (4.14 wRVUs)
  • CPT 36909 — Add-on: dialysis circuit embolization (4.02 wRVUs)

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