CPT code 33244: ICD lead extraction, transvenous approach2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, Medicare pays $684.11 for 33244 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 33244 covers

This service removes one or more implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads through the venous system. The physician may use specialized extraction sheaths and related tools to free leads from scar tissue. Electrophysiologists commonly perform the procedure in a hospital electrophysiology laboratory or operating room, often with surgical support available because extraction can carry serious risks. The code is for ICD leads, not pacemaker leads, and the approach is transvenous rather than through a thoracotomy.

Select the code when the record supports extraction of an ICD lead by the transvenous route. Document the device and lead type, the extraction approach, and the work performed; report separate generator removal when that service is also performed. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, Medicare pays the highest-valued procedure in full and reduces the others to 50%. Bilateral adjustment is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted by statute; co-surgeons require 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 Wisconsin compares for 33244

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33244 runs from $684.10 in Nebraska to $956.48 in Alaska. Wisconsin pays $684.11. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33244 rates by state

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How the 33244 rate is calculated

Each of 33244’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 33244

33244 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 33244

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

How 33244 has changed in Wisconsin

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Where the Wisconsin rate applies

Wisconsin is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 807 cities and communities in Wisconsin. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbotsford
• Abrams
• Adams
• Adell
• Albany
• Algoma
• Allens Grove
• Allenton

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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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