CPT code 32999: Unlisted lung procedure, lungs and pleura2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 32999 in Montana.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 32999 nationwide

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

What 32999 covers

CPT 32999 is the unlisted CPT code for a procedure involving the lungs or pleura when no specific CPT code describes the work. The physician performing the procedure reports it for lung or pleural surgical work that does not fit a named procedure code. It identifies an unlisted service rather than a particular technique or defined operation. Select a named code instead when it accurately describes the procedure; nearby examples include total lung lavage and pulmonary tumor ablation, which have their own codes.

For Medicare physician fee schedule claims, status C means CMS publishes no national payment amount, and the Medicare Administrative Contractor prices each claim. The contractor also sets the global period. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, standard multiple procedure reduction applies: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are reduced. Use 32999 to represent the unlisted lung or pleural service, not a procedure that has its own specific code.

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.

How Montana compares for 32999

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32999 rates by state

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How the 32999 rate is calculated

Each of 32999’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 32999

The CMS indicators that decide how 32999 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 32999

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

How 32999 has changed in Montana

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Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Absarokee
• Acton
• Alberton
• Alder
• Alzada
• Amsterdam
• Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
• Antelope

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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