CPT code 33213: Pacemaker generator, existing dual leads2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Idaho

Reports placement of a pacemaker pulse generator connected to an existing dual-lead system when the leads are retained.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality796 Medicare services in 2024

In Idaho, Medicare pays $274.87 for 33213 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Not available in this settingOffice (non-facility)
$274.87Hospital or facility

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 33213 nationwide

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

We’ll open 33213 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Idaho
  2. What 33213 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 33213 covers

This service places a pacemaker pulse generator and connects it to two leads already in place, without inserting new leads as part of the reported procedure. It is typically performed by a cardiologist or electrophysiologist in a hospital operating room or electrophysiology setting. The operative record should make clear that the generator was inserted and that the existing dual leads were used.

Report the dual-lead generator service rather than the single-lead or multiple-lead generator code, and distinguish it from a procedure that removes and replaces an existing generator. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures subject to the reduction occur in the same session, the highest-valued is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment is barred by statutory restriction; co-surgeons and team surgery are 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 Idaho compares for 33213

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33213 runs from $271.04 in Arkansas to $377.23 in Alaska. Idaho pays $274.87. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

33213 in Idaho vs other payment areas
  1. Idaho · this page$274.87
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$313.60+$38.73
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$333.68+$58.81
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$369.64+$94.77
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$358.04+$83.17
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$353.22+$78.35
  7. Alaska · Alaska$377.23+$102.36

Other areas in Idaho first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

33213 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama—$274.57
ArkansasArkansas—$271.04
ArizonaArizona—$294.93
Bakersfield, CACalifornia—$299.67
Chico, CACalifornia—$296.35
El Centro, CACalifornia—$296.56
Fresno, CACalifornia—$296.35
Hanford, CACalifornia—$296.35

33213 rates by state

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33213 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

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How the 33213 rate is calculated

Each of 33213’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.

How the rate is built · 33213

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work5.15

5.15 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense2.72

2.72 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.22

1.22 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

9.0900

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$303.61

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Idaho inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,842

Code
33213
Physician work
5.15
Practice expense
2.72
Malpractice
1.22

GPCI2026.csv

47

Locality
Idaho
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.920
Malpractice
0.473
Facility calculation for 33213 in Idaho
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work5.15× 1.0005.1500
Practice expense2.72× 0.9202.5024
Malpractice1.22× 0.4730.5771
Total RVUs8.2295
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Idaho$274.87

Facility: (5.15 × 1 + 2.72 × 0.92 + 1.22 × 0.473) × $33.4009 = $274.87

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Payment rules and modifiers for 33213

33213 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 33213

Pacemaker generator, existing dual leads

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.09/0.84/0.07Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 33213

Pacemaker generator, existing dual leads

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

33213 without 51 · national facility

$303.61

Pacemaker generator, existing dual leads

33213-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$151.81

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

How 33213 has changed in Idaho

33213 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release
Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01Not available in this setting$274.87RVU26D
2026-07-01Not available in this setting$274.87RVU26C
2026-04-01Not available in this setting$274.87RVU26B
2026-01-01Not available in this setting$274.87RVU26A
2025-10-01Not available in this setting$292.65RVU25D
2025-07-01Not available in this setting$292.65RVU25C
2025-04-01Not available in this setting$292.65RVU25B
2025-01-01Not available in this setting$292.65RVU25A
2024-10-01Not available in this setting$300.42RVU24D
2024-07-01Not available in this setting$300.42RVU24C
2024-04-01Not available in this setting$300.42RVU24B
2024-03-09Not available in this setting$300.42RVU24AR
2024-01-01Not available in this setting$295.51RVU24A
2023-10-01Not available in this setting$302.09RVU23D
2023-07-01Not available in this setting$302.09RVU23C
2023-04-01Not available in this setting$302.09RVU23B
2023-01-01Not available in this setting$302.09RVU23A
2022-10-01Not available in this setting$305.92RVU22D
2022-07-01Not available in this setting$305.92RVU22C
2022-04-01Not available in this setting$305.92RVU22B
2022-01-01Not available in this setting$305.92RVU22A
2021-10-01Not available in this setting$306.33RVU21D
2021-07-01Not available in this setting$306.33RVU21C
2021-04-01Not available in this setting$306.33RVU21B
2021-01-01Not available in this setting$306.33RVU21A
2020-10-01Not available in this setting$315.50RVU20D
2020-07-01Not available in this setting$315.50RVU20C
2020-04-01Not available in this setting$315.50RVU20B
2020-01-01Not available in this setting$315.50RVU20A
2019-10-01Not available in this setting$318.12RVU19D
2019-07-01Not available in this setting$318.12RVU19C
2019-04-01Not available in this setting$318.12RVU19B
2019-01-01Not available in this setting$318.12RVU19A
2018-10-01Not available in this setting$317.59RVU18D
2018-07-01Not available in this setting$317.59RVU18C
2018-04-01Not available in this setting$317.59RVU18B
2018-01-01Not available in this setting$317.59RVU18AR1
2017-10-01Not available in this setting$315.64RVU17D
2017-07-01Not available in this setting$315.64RVU17C
2017-04-01Not available in this setting$315.64RVU17B
2017-01-01Not available in this setting$315.64RVU17A
2016-10-01Not available in this setting$326.42RVU16D
2016-07-01Not available in this setting$326.42RVU16C
2016-04-01Not available in this setting$326.42RVU16B
2016-01-01Not available in this setting$326.42RVU16A
2015-10-01Not available in this setting$327.41RVU15D
2015-07-01Not available in this setting$327.41RVU15C
2015-04-01Not available in this setting$325.78RVU15B
2015-01-01Not available in this setting$325.78RVU15A
2014-10-01Not available in this setting$325.72RVU14D
2014-07-01Not available in this setting$325.72RVU14C
2014-04-01Not available in this setting$325.72RVU14B
2014-01-01Not available in this setting$325.72RVU14A
2013-10-01Not available in this setting$319.94RVU13D
2013-07-01Not available in this setting$319.94RVU13C
2013-04-01Not available in this setting$319.94RVU13B
2013-01-01Not available in this setting$319.94RVU13AR

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Where the Idaho rate applies

Idaho is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 235 cities and communities in Idaho. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Aberdeen
  • Acequia
  • Albion
  • American Falls
  • Ammon
  • Arbon Valley
  • Arco
  • Arimo

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33213 billing questions

How does this differ from 33212 or 33221?

Choose 33213 when the generator is connected to an existing dual-lead system. Code 33212 is for an existing single lead, while 33221 is for existing multiple leads.

When is 33228 used instead?

33228 describes removal and replacement of a generator in a dual-lead system. This code describes insertion of a generator only, using existing dual leads.

Can this code be reported when new leads are inserted?

This code represents generator placement with existing dual leads. When a new dual-chamber system, including its leads, is inserted, consider 33208 instead.

What documentation supports reporting this code?

The operative note should identify generator insertion, the two existing leads used, and the work performed to connect the generator to them.

How does the global period affect follow-up billing?

The 90-day global includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care through day 90. CMS also applies the standard multiple procedure reduction when qualifying procedures occur in the same session.

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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 33213PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,842 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for IdahoGPCI2026.csv, line 47 (RVU26D)

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