CPT code 33272: Defibrillator removal, subcutaneous system2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Delaware

In Delaware, Medicare pays $305.91 for 33272 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 33272 covers

This code describes removal of a subcutaneous implantable defibrillator system, including the pulse generator and electrode or electrodes. An electrophysiologist or cardiac surgeon typically performs the extraction in a hospital operating room or electrophysiology setting. The procedure may be needed for infection, device malfunction, or another clinical reason for taking the system out. The subcutaneous system is distinct from a transvenous ICD, whose lead runs through the veins into the heart.

Report the code when the documented procedure removes the subcutaneous defibrillator system; record the device type, components removed, indication, and operative work. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur 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. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid, and co-surgeon and team-surgery billing 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 Delaware compares for 33272

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33272 runs from $277.28 in Arkansas to $386.06 in Alaska. Delaware pays $305.91. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33272 rates by state

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How the 33272 rate is calculated

Each of 33272’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 33272

33272 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 33272

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

How 33272 has changed in Delaware

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Where the Delaware rate applies

Delaware is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Arden
• Ardencroft
• Ardentown
• Bear
• Bellefonte
• Bethany Beach
• Bethel
• Blades

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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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