CPT code 33273: S-ICD electrode, previously implanted electrode2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Arkansas

In Arkansas, Medicare pays $321.06 for 33273 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 33273 covers

This procedure revises the position of an electrode already implanted beneath the skin as part of a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) system. It is typically performed by a cardiac electrophysiologist or cardiac surgeon in a hospital operating room or electrophysiology setting. The electrode remains subcutaneous; this is not repositioning of a transvenous lead inside the heart or blood vessels. A common clinical reason is electrode migration or a position that requires correction.

Report 33273 when the operative service moves the existing S-ICD electrode to a revised position. Documentation should identify the implanted electrode, describe why repositioning was needed, and record the work performed and resulting position. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 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 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; 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 Arkansas compares for 33273

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33273 runs from $320.31 in Wisconsin to $448.76 in Alaska. Arkansas pays $321.06. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33273 rates by state

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How the 33273 rate is calculated

Each of 33273’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 33273

33273 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 33273

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

How 33273 has changed in Arkansas

Price 33273 for an earlier date of service

Where the Arkansas rate applies

Arkansas is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 626 cities and communities in Arkansas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Acorn
• Adona
• Alexander
• Alicia
• Alix
• Alleene
• Allport
• Alma

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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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