Radiological supervision and interpretation of a catheter angiogram of the arteries in one arm or one leg.

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Medicare: $149.30
Work RVU: 1.71
Global, days
Region: Multi-region

Drawn from CMS

Documentation requirements

What must appear in the operative or office note to support the claim.

Source · Editorial brief grounded in 3 cited references ↓

Indication (pulse deficit, hard signs of vascular injury, limb salvage planning)
Catheter or needle access documented separately
Vessels imaged and laterality
Written interpretation, separate from the operative narrative
Statement of why a diagnostic study was needed if an intervention followed

Applicable modifiers

Modifiers commonly billed with this code.

Source · AMA CPT modifier descriptors · CMS NCCI Policy Manual

26 Professional component TC Modifier RT Right side LT Left side 59 Distinct service XU Modifier

What this code covers

Source · Editorial summary grounded in 3 cited references ↓

The imaging piece of a one-extremity arteriogram is 75710. The catheter placement is billed separately. In orthopedic care, this comes up after knee dislocations, supracondylar humerus fractures with a pulseless hand, gunshot wounds near major vessels, and limb salvage cases. Most are done by interventional radiology or vascular surgery. Now and then the trauma surgeon shoots an on-table arteriogram in the OR.

If the ortho surgeon performs and interprets an intraoperative angiogram, they can report 75710 with modifier 26 when the hospital owns the equipment, plus the catheter or injection code. The interpretation must be written up as a separate report or a clearly marked section of the op note.

Diagnostic angiography is often bundled into endovascular intervention codes. For lower extremity revascularization, the intervention codes generally include the imaging, and a separate diagnostic study on the same day is billable only under specific conditions (no prior study, or a change in condition), usually with modifier 59 or XU. Use 75716 if both extremities were studied.

RVU & reimbursement

Component RVUs and Medicare national rate. Actual payment varies by GPCI locality.

Source · CMS Physician Fee Schedule, RVU26A · January 2026

Work RVU vs. total RVU

The work RVU (1.71) is the surgeon's own effort — the figure physician pay and productivity targets are built on. The total RVU (4.47) adds practice overhead and malpractice, and is what drives the Medicare payment below.

Work RVU	1.71
Practice expense RVU	2.51
Malpractice RVU	0.25
Total RVU	4.47
Medicare national rate	$149.30
Global period	days

Payment by site of service

Medicare pays different rates by setting. HOPD typically pays substantially more than ASC for the same procedure.

Source · CMS OPPS Addendum B·ASC HCPCS payment rates·2026

Setting	Medicare rate (national)
Office (PFS non-facility) Procedure performed in physician's office	$149.30
HOPD (APC 5183) Hospital outpatient department	$3,225.87

Common denial reasons

The recurring reasons claims for CPT 75710 get rejected.

Source · Editorial brief grounded in CMS NCCI edits, AAOS coding appeals, and cited references ↓

Diagnostic angiography bundled into a same-day intervention without supporting documentation
Bilateral study billed as 75710 twice instead of 75716
No separate interpretation for an intraoperative study
Missing 26 modifier for the physician read in a facility
Catheter code missing