CPT Code 37289Complete Billing & Coding Guide (2026)Revsc evsc tpvt athrc sf ea
About CPT 37289
CPT 37289 is a Current Procedural Terminology code in the Surgery (Respiratory/Cardiovascular) category maintained by the American Medical Association. The CMS short descriptor reads "Revsc evsc tpvt athrc sf ea". For the full AMA long descriptor and clinical guidance, refer to the current CPT code manual.
Add-on codes cannot be billed alone and inherit their global period from the primary procedure. Payer scrubbers will reject add-on codes submitted without a valid base code on the same claim.
Verify the current CMS National Physician Fee Schedule and any local Medicare Administrative Contractor LCDs before billing 37289. Commercial payer medical policies can impose additional bundling, prior authorization, or documentation requirements beyond national rules.
Code Properties
RVU Breakdown
Every CPT code’s Medicare payment is calculated from three Relative Value Unit components: physician work, practice expense, and malpractice. Together they multiply by the conversion factor to produce the payment amount.
Payment = Total RVU × Conversion Factor ($33.4009) × Geographic Adjustment (GPCI). National averages shown. Actual payment varies by locality.
Medicare Payment by State
Medicare adjusts payment by locality based on GPCI (Geographic Practice Cost Index). Higher cost-of-living areas like California and New York pay more. Rural states pay less. Top 12 states shown.
Showing top 12 of 53 states. Full locality data available in CMS PFS Locality file.
Applicable Modifiers
Modifiers commonly paired with 37289 based on its category. Apply only when the clinical circumstance warrants. Incorrect modifier use is a top audit target.
Modifier 24, 79, 78, and 58 on global-period claims are the highest-recovery surgical billing levers. 37289 carries a ZZZ global indicator. Our team flags every encounter inside an active global period for the right modifier decision.
Supporting ICD-10 Diagnoses
These diagnosis codes commonly support medical necessity for CPT 37289. Using the correct ICD-10 prevents CARC 50 denials. Payer rejects when the diagnosis doesn’t support the procedure.
Surgical CO-50 denials usually trace to ICD-10 specificity gaps (E11.9 instead of E11.65, M17.11 instead of M17.0, etc.). Our coders map every diagnosis to the highest-specificity code the chart supports, eliminating the common medical-necessity denial pattern.
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Everything about CPT 37289
What does CPT code 37289 cover?
CPT 37289 is a Current Procedural Terminology code in the Surgery (Respiratory/Cardiovascular) category maintained by the American Medical Association. The CMS short descriptor reads "Revsc evsc tpvt athrc sf ea". For the full AMA long descriptor and clinical guidance, refer to the current CPT code manual.
What is the Medicare payment for CPT 37289?
The national average Medicare payment for CPT 37289 is approximately $921.53 in a non-facility setting and $214.77 in a facility setting. Actual payment varies by locality based on GPCI adjustments. Total RVU is 27.59 with a conversion factor of $33.4009.
What is the global period for CPT 37289?
CPT 37289 is an add-on code (indicator ZZZ). Its global period matches the base procedure it's billed with. Cannot be billed alone. Must be paired with a primary code per CPT guidelines.
CPT codes and descriptions are copyright of the American Medical Association. RVU values reflect current CMS publications. Actual payment varies by locality. Commercial payer rates vary by contract.
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