CPT code 33120: Cardiac tumor excision, with cardiopulmonary bypass2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $2,123.67 for 33120 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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

What 33120 covers

A cardiac surgeon removes a tumor located inside a heart chamber during an operation using cardiopulmonary bypass. An atrial myxoma is a typical example. The operation is generally performed in a hospital operating room; the operative report should establish the tumor’s intracardiac location, its removal, and use of bypass. This code distinguishes removal of an intracardiac tumor from excision of a tumor on the heart’s external surface.

Report the code when the documented procedure matches that service, not merely because a cardiac mass was evaluated or treated. Cardiopulmonary bypass is part of the coded service. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this procedure. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team-surgery billing is not permitted.

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 Washington, DC area compares for 33120

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33120 runs from $1,721.63 in Wisconsin to $2,464.54 in Alaska. Washington, DC area pays $2,123.67. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33120 rates by state

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How the 33120 rate is calculated

Each of 33120’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 33120

33120 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 33120

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

How 33120 has changed in Washington, DC area

Price 33120 for an earlier date of service

Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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.

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