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36903

Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and insertion of stent in dialysis segment with review by radiologist

$282.3M in total Medicare payments across 7 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 36903 (Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and insertion of stent in dialysis segment with review by radiologist) received $282.3M in total Medicare payments.

Across 86.6K services, the average Medicare payment was $3.3K per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2017$45.4M12.6K—
2018$46.7M13.8K+3.0%
2019$51.3M16.1K+9.7%
2020$48.6M15.1K-5.2%
2021$35.2M10.9K-27.5%
2022$28.2M9.3K-19.9%
2023$26.9M8.8K-4.8%

Top Providers for 36903

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1American Access Care Of New Jersey, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$1.0M183$5.5K
2Chicago Vascular Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIL$890.6K164$5.4K
3Gustavo Torres-CifuentesVascular SurgeryCA$706.0K176$4.0K
4Rac Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNC$510.3K98$5.2K
5Fresno Ambulatory Surgery Center, Inc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterCA$471.1K83$5.7K
6Norbert ShtaynbergNephrologyNY$450.2K108$4.2K
7Sjv Management, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$450.1K82$5.5K
8Paul SvigalsDiagnostic RadiologyNJ$432.9K143$3.0K
9Renal Focus Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$431.3K71$6.1K
10Baton Rouge Vascular Access Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterLA$417.5K88$4.7K
11Karl WeingartenInterventional RadiologyCA$413.7K114$3.6K
12Akdhc Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$370.7K74$5.0K
13Ski Ambulatory Surgical Centers, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$359.7K68$5.3K
14Adios Estenosis LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNV$345.2K61$5.7K
15Frank TarantiniInterventional RadiologyNY$328.9K78$4.2K
16New Jersey Interventional Associates LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$328.0K59$5.6K
17Renal Associates, P.A.Ambulatory Surgical CenterTX$322.8K65$5.0K
18Russell HaradaVascular SurgeryHI$318.7K83$3.8K
19Stephen LiuDiagnostic RadiologyCA$307.8K84$3.7K
20Theodore ChambersDiagnostic RadiologyVA$302.1K72$4.2K
21Pivac Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$297.7K48$6.2K
22Access Care Physicians Of Nj LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$293.5K48$6.1K
23Emmanuel AnekweNephrologyTX$286.8K91$3.2K
24Metrolina Vascular Access Care LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNC$280.1K56$5.0K
25Stephen LoehrInterventional RadiologyNC$277.7K87$3.2K

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$4.3M1.2K33$129.4K
NJ$3.2M93516$197.5K
NY$3.0M79422$136.0K
TX$2.2M79534$64.4K
NC$1.6M52914$116.0K
IL$1.4M50514$101.9K
AZ$1.3M42812$106.0K
FL$1.3M45917$73.8K
PA$1.0M36910$100.3K
VA$828.7K27912$69.1K
MD$663.2K2229$73.7K
WI$609.1K2236$101.5K
GA$598.6K17511$54.4K
OH$496.0K17911$45.1K
NV$491.9K1344$123.0K
KS$481.7K1786$80.3K
LA$446.4K2085$89.3K
IN$395.0K1274$98.7K
HI$318.7K831$318.7K
CT$287.5K754$71.9K
AL$251.0K715$50.2K
TN$233.0K724$58.3K
MS$218.1K804$54.5K
SC$193.1K955$38.6K
MI$192.4K1376$32.1K
RI$187.0K662$93.5K
UT$161.3K502$80.7K
MA$121.6K682$60.8K
DE$106.9K322$53.4K
AR$84.0K421$84.0K

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.