CPT code 33361: TAVR, percutaneous femoral approach2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $1,169.11 for 33361 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 33361 nationwide

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

What 33361 covers

Code 33361 reports transcatheter aortic valve replacement for a patient whose prosthetic valve is delivered through percutaneous femoral arterial access. The procedure treats aortic valve disease such as aortic stenosis. An interventional cardiologist and cardiac surgeon commonly perform the procedure together in a hospital catheterization laboratory or hybrid operating room. The operative record should identify the valve replacement and show that the femoral artery was accessed percutaneously rather than exposed surgically or approached through another route.

Select 33361 based on the access route, not simply because a TAVR occurred. Document the approach and any conversion to a different access method. Medicare assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons are permitted, and team-surgery payment requires supporting documentation.

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 Washington, DC area compares for 33361

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33361 runs from $950.40 in Wisconsin to $1,377.36 in Alaska. Washington, DC area pays $1,169.11. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33361 rates by state

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How the 33361 rate is calculated

Each of 33361’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 33361

The CMS indicators that decide how 33361 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 33361

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

How 33361 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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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