CPT 01936: Anesthesia for Percutaneous Image-Guided Lower Extremity Vascular Procedure

Commercial payers pay $331 on average nationally for this procedure.

CPT code 01936 was deleted effective Jan. 1, 2022, and previously described anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided procedures on arteries of the lower extremity (diagnostic or therapeutic vascular access/angiographic procedures); typical service type was anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided vascular procedures and the typical site of service was hospital outpatient department or ambulatory surgical center.

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National Reimbursement Benchmarks

BUCA (average commercial) sits well above other commercial payers with a mean of $331.20, reflecting a generally higher reimbursing cohort. Blue Cross Blue Shield is centered around the $262.60 mean with tight central tendency, while Cigna exhibits a substantially higher mean at $720.30 driven by a high-end distribution. UnitedHealth Group reports a much lower mean of $79.50, indicating a distinct low-paying segment among the four payers.

Measuring dispersion as P75 minus P25 shows that UnitedHealth Group has the widest central spread at $77.50 ($101.70 - $52.00), signaling greater variability in allowed amounts. Cigna’s central spread is $95.20 ($793.30 - $698.10), the widest absolute dollar gap, while Blue Cross Blue Shield is the tightest with essentially no interquartile spread ($265.00 - $265.00 = $0.00). BUCA’s interquartile gap is $36.30 ($356.30 - $320.00), indicating moderate variability around its higher mean.

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CPT 01936: Anesthesia for Percutaneous Image-Guided Lower Extremity Vascular Procedure

Commercial payers pay $331 on average nationally for this procedure.

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

A typical patient is an older adult with known peripheral artery disease presenting for a percutaneous lower extremity vascular intervention (eg, diagnostic angiography, angioplasty, or atherectomy) to treat critical limb ischemia or claudication. The patient often has comorbid diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease and presents with progressive exertional leg pain or rest pain, nonhealing foot ulceration, or acute ischemic changes. The interventional radiology or vascular surgery team performs image‑guided endovascular access and intervention in an angiography suite or hybrid operating room. Anesthesiology provides monitored anesthesia care or general anesthesia depending on patient comorbidity, procedural complexity, and anticipated pain control needs. Preoperative evaluation includes review of vascular imaging, anticoagulation plan, and optimization of cardiopulmonary status. Intraoperative management includes vascular access, hemodynamic monitoring, sedation or general anesthesia, and coordination with the proceduralist for contrast administration and endovascular device use. Postprocedure care includes vascular assessment of pulses and perfusion, monitoring for access‑site bleeding or hematoma, pain control, and instructions for anticoagulation and wound care. This CPT descriptor was deleted effective Jan. 1, 2022; similar anesthesia services continue to be reported using current anesthesia CPT codes appropriate to the specific endovascular procedure and site of service.

Related CPT Codes

CPT Code	Description	Relationship to This Procedure
`01937`	Anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided procedures on the spine or spinal cord (diagnostic)	Related type of anesthesia service for percutaneous, image‑guided procedures; included for cross‑reference of anesthesia code families.
`01938`	Anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided procedures on the spine or spinal cord (therapeutic)	Related anesthesia code for therapeutic percutaneous image‑guided procedures; helpful for mapping deleted code to current equivalents.
`01939`	Anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided destruction procedures by neurolytic agent on the spine or spinal cord	Related anesthesia descriptor for neurolytic destruction procedures; provides context for anesthesia reporting of image‑guided interventions.
`01940`	Anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided destruction procedures by neurolytic agent on the spine or spinal cord	Companion code to `01939` for additional related image‑guided destruction procedures.
`01941`	Anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided neuromodulation or intravertebral procedures (eg, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty) on the spine or spinal cord	Related anesthesia code for percutaneous neuromodulation/intravertebral procedures; analogous in reporting for image‑guided interventions.
`01942`	Anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided neuromodulation or intravertebral procedures (eg, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty) on the spine or spinal cord	Companion code to `01941` for similar percutaneous image‑guided interventions.

Related Modifiers

8 rows

Modifier	Description	When to Use
22	Modifier –22 (Increased Procedural Services) is used when a reported procedure is substantially more extensive than normally required. The CPT Manual and CMS state it may be appended only when the…	- When to use: Append modifier -22 to a procedural CPT code when the service performed is substantially more extensive than the usual service described by that code — i.e., the procedure required…
23	Modifier -23 (Unusual Anesthesia) is used on anesthesia service CPT codes when a procedure that normally requires no anesthesia or only local anesthesia must be performed under general anesthesia…	- Use modifier -23 only on anesthesia CPT codes (00100–01999) when a procedure that normally requires no anesthesia or only local anesthesia must be performed under general anesthesia because of…
52	Modifier ‑52 (Reduced Services) indicates that a service or procedure was partially reduced or omitted at the provider’s discretion, allowing reporting of the basic procedure number with a qualifier…	- Use modifier -52 when a physician or qualified health professional electively reduces or omits part of a procedure or service (for example, performing fewer required views or omitting a portion of…
53	Modifier 53 (Discontinued Procedure) signals that a surgical or diagnostic service was begun by the physician but terminated because of extenuating circumstances that threatened the patient’s…	- Use modifier -53 when a physician/qualified healthcare professional has started a surgical or diagnostic procedure (e.g., anesthesia administered, incision or scope insertion) and then discontinues…
54	Modifier ‑54 (“Surgical care only”) is appended to a CPT surgical procedure when the reporting surgeon performs the intraoperative (surgical) component but does not furnish the preoperative and/or…	- Use modifier -54 when the reporting surgeon provided only the intraoperative (surgical) component of a procedure and preoperative and/or postoperative management has been or will be provided by…
55	Modifier –55 indicates the billing provider furnished only postoperative management for a procedure that has a global surgical period. According to AAPC, this modifier is appended to the same CPT…	- Use modifier -55 when billing the same CPT surgical code that has a 10- or 90-day global period and you, as a provider other than the original surgeon, furnished ONLY postoperative management (no…
56	Modifier ‑56 indicates the reporting provider furnished only the preoperative management for a surgical procedure and did not perform the intraoperative or postoperative care. It is used in…	- Use Modifier -56 when a provider performs only the preoperative management in a split‑care situation (one physician manages preop care while a different physician performs the intraoperative…
62	Modifier 62 indicates that two surgeons function as co‑surgeons, each performing distinct parts of the same primary surgical procedure. It is appended to the primary procedure code (and any…	- Use modifier -62 when two surgeons act as co‑surgeons (both primary surgeons) on a single definitive primary procedure, each performing distinct parts of the same surgical procedure (append -62 to…

Related Provider Taxonomies

8 rows

Taxonomy Code	Specialty	Notes
207L00000X	Anesthesiology Physician	An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an opera…
207RA0000X	Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician	An internist who specializes in adolescent medicine is a multi-disciplinary healthcare specialist trained in the unique physical, psychological and so…
367H00000X	Anesthesiologist Assistant	An individual certified by the state to perform anesthesia services under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologist Assistants …
246ZA2600X	Medical Art Specialist/Technologist	None
343800000X	Secured Medical Transport (VAN)	A public or privately owned transportation service with vehicles, specially equipped to provide enhanced safety, security and passenger restraint, and…
364SP0808X	Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers · Clinical Nurse Specialist
335V00000X	Portable X-ray and/or Other Portable Diagnostic Imaging Supplier	A supplier that provides one or more of the following portable services, including but not limited to, x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), long-term EKG (…
2081H0002X	Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician	A physical medicine and rehabilitation physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with l…

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References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Related CPT Codes

CPT Code	Description	Relationship to This Procedure
`01937`	Anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided procedures on the spine or spinal cord (diagnostic)	Related type of anesthesia service for percutaneous, image‑guided procedures; included for cross‑reference of anesthesia code families.
`01938`	Anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided procedures on the spine or spinal cord (therapeutic)	Related anesthesia code for therapeutic percutaneous image‑guided procedures; helpful for mapping deleted code to current equivalents.
`01939`	Anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided destruction procedures by neurolytic agent on the spine or spinal cord	Related anesthesia descriptor for neurolytic destruction procedures; provides context for anesthesia reporting of image‑guided interventions.
`01940`	Anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided destruction procedures by neurolytic agent on the spine or spinal cord	Companion code to `01939` for additional related image‑guided destruction procedures.
`01941`	Anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided neuromodulation or intravertebral procedures (eg, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty) on the spine or spinal cord	Related anesthesia code for percutaneous neuromodulation/intravertebral procedures; analogous in reporting for image‑guided interventions.
`01942`	Anesthesia for percutaneous image‑guided neuromodulation or intravertebral procedures (eg, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty) on the spine or spinal cord	Companion code to `01941` for similar percutaneous image‑guided interventions.

Related Modifiers

8 rows

Modifier	Description	When to Use
22	Modifier –22 (Increased Procedural Services) is used when a reported procedure is substantially more extensive than normally required. The CPT Manual and CMS state it may be appended only when the…	- When to use: Append modifier -22 to a procedural CPT code when the service performed is substantially more extensive than the usual service described by that code — i.e., the procedure required…
23	Modifier -23 (Unusual Anesthesia) is used on anesthesia service CPT codes when a procedure that normally requires no anesthesia or only local anesthesia must be performed under general anesthesia…	- Use modifier -23 only on anesthesia CPT codes (00100–01999) when a procedure that normally requires no anesthesia or only local anesthesia must be performed under general anesthesia because of…
52	Modifier ‑52 (Reduced Services) indicates that a service or procedure was partially reduced or omitted at the provider’s discretion, allowing reporting of the basic procedure number with a qualifier…	- Use modifier -52 when a physician or qualified health professional electively reduces or omits part of a procedure or service (for example, performing fewer required views or omitting a portion of…
53	Modifier 53 (Discontinued Procedure) signals that a surgical or diagnostic service was begun by the physician but terminated because of extenuating circumstances that threatened the patient’s…	- Use modifier -53 when a physician/qualified healthcare professional has started a surgical or diagnostic procedure (e.g., anesthesia administered, incision or scope insertion) and then discontinues…
54	Modifier ‑54 (“Surgical care only”) is appended to a CPT surgical procedure when the reporting surgeon performs the intraoperative (surgical) component but does not furnish the preoperative and/or…	- Use modifier -54 when the reporting surgeon provided only the intraoperative (surgical) component of a procedure and preoperative and/or postoperative management has been or will be provided by…
55	Modifier –55 indicates the billing provider furnished only postoperative management for a procedure that has a global surgical period. According to AAPC, this modifier is appended to the same CPT…	- Use modifier -55 when billing the same CPT surgical code that has a 10- or 90-day global period and you, as a provider other than the original surgeon, furnished ONLY postoperative management (no…
56	Modifier ‑56 indicates the reporting provider furnished only the preoperative management for a surgical procedure and did not perform the intraoperative or postoperative care. It is used in…	- Use Modifier -56 when a provider performs only the preoperative management in a split‑care situation (one physician manages preop care while a different physician performs the intraoperative…
62	Modifier 62 indicates that two surgeons function as co‑surgeons, each performing distinct parts of the same primary surgical procedure. It is appended to the primary procedure code (and any…	- Use modifier -62 when two surgeons act as co‑surgeons (both primary surgeons) on a single definitive primary procedure, each performing distinct parts of the same surgical procedure (append -62 to…

Related Provider Taxonomies

8 rows

Taxonomy Code	Specialty	Notes
207L00000X	Anesthesiology Physician	An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an opera…
207RA0000X	Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician	An internist who specializes in adolescent medicine is a multi-disciplinary healthcare specialist trained in the unique physical, psychological and so…
367H00000X	Anesthesiologist Assistant	An individual certified by the state to perform anesthesia services under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologist Assistants …
246ZA2600X	Medical Art Specialist/Technologist	None
343800000X	Secured Medical Transport (VAN)	A public or privately owned transportation service with vehicles, specially equipped to provide enhanced safety, security and passenger restraint, and…
364SP0808X	Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers · Clinical Nurse Specialist
335V00000X	Portable X-ray and/or Other Portable Diagnostic Imaging Supplier	A supplier that provides one or more of the following portable services, including but not limited to, x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), long-term EKG (…
2081H0002X	Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician	A physical medicine and rehabilitation physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with l…

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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CPT 01936: Anesthesia for Percutaneous Image-Guided Lower Extremity Vascular Procedure

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National Reimbursement Benchmarks

CPT 01936: Anesthesia for Percutaneous Image-Guided Lower Extremity Vascular Procedure

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National Reimbursement Benchmarks

Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Related CPT Codes

Related Modifiers

Related Provider Taxonomies

What happened to CPT 01936 and what did it describe?

If 01936 was deleted, how should comparable anesthesia services be reported?

What clinical scenarios did CPT 01936 typically apply to?

Are there related CPT codes shown that could help map the deleted code to current anesthesia codes?

Which related diagnoses are noted for procedures previously billed with 01936?

References

Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Related CPT Codes

Related Modifiers

Related Provider Taxonomies

What happened to CPT 01936 and what did it describe?

If 01936 was deleted, how should comparable anesthesia services be reported?

What clinical scenarios did CPT 01936 typically apply to?

Are there related CPT codes shown that could help map the deleted code to current anesthesia codes?

Which related diagnoses are noted for procedures previously billed with 01936?

References