CPT code 0773T: VR procedural dissociation, other clinician, initial 15 minutes2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in California

CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 0773T in California.

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 0773T covers

Code 0773T identifies virtual reality procedural dissociation provided by a physician or other qualified health care professional who is not the clinician performing the procedure. It covers the initial timed portion of this service; 0774T represents each additional 15-minute interval. The code distinguishes this service from VR technology used to assist therapy under 0770T. It belongs to CPT Category III, the temporary code set for emerging technology.

Medicare assigns 0773T carrier-priced status (status C). CMS publishes no national payment amount; the Medicare Administrative Contractor determines payment for each claim. Medicare contractors price Category III codes individually. Report the initial 15-minute service with 0773T and use 0774T for each additional 15-minute interval when the service continues. Codes 0771T and 0772T distinguish the initial and additional intervals when the VR service is provided by the clinician performing the procedure.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

Where 0773T pays more and less in California

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

29 of 29 payment localities

How the 0773T rate is calculated

Each of 0773T’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 0773T

0773T has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.

0773T compared with similar codes

How to choose

0771TVR procedural dissociationSame physician, first service

Both represent the initial 15 minutes of VR procedural dissociation. Use 0771T when the clinician providing the service is also performing the procedure; use 0773T when those clinicians differ.

0774TVR dissociation serviceOther physician, additional time

0773T represents the initial 15 minutes when another clinician provides the service; 0774T represents each additional 15-minute interval of that service.

0770TVR-assisted therapyWith physiologic monitoring

0770T describes VR technology-assisted therapy. 0773T describes VR procedural dissociation provided by a clinician other than the one performing the procedure.

Codes related to 0773T

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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