CPT code 33130: Cardiac tumor excision, external heart surface2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $1,185.12 for 33130 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 33130 covers

A cardiothoracic surgeon uses this code for operative removal of a tumor located on the outside of the heart. The key distinction is the tumor’s relationship to the heart: it arises on the external surface rather than within a chamber. The service is generally performed in an operating room during hospital-based cardiac surgery. The operative report should identify the tumor’s location and describe its removal.

Report the code when documentation supports excision of an external cardiac tumor; do not choose it solely because a tumor is near the heart. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery 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 South Dakota compares for 33130

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33130 runs from $1,165.80 in Wisconsin to $1,640.93 in Alaska. South Dakota pays $1,185.12. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33130 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 33130 rate is calculated

Each of 33130’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 33130

33130 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 33130

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

How 33130 has changed in South Dakota

Price 33130 for an earlier date of service

Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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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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