CPT code 33365: Aortic valve replacement, transapical approach2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virginia

Reports transcatheter aortic valve replacement delivered through the heart’s apex when the documented access route is transapical.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality157 Medicare services in 2024

In Virginia, Medicare pays $1,209.20 for 33365 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Not available in this settingOffice (non-facility)
$1,209.20Hospital or facility

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 33365 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 33365 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Virginia
  2. What 33365 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 33365 covers

This service replaces the aortic valve with a catheter-delivered prosthesis introduced through the apex of the heart, typically using a surgical chest approach. A cardiac surgeon and interventional cardiology team may perform the procedure in a hospital hybrid operating room or catheterization suite. The transapical route is distinct from delivery through a peripheral artery and from conventional open valve replacement, in which the surgeon directly replaces the valve.

Report this code when the operative documentation supports transapical access and transcatheter valve deployment. Record the access route, valve procedure, and any additional procedures performed during the session. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons are permitted, and team-surgery payment requires supporting documentation. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this procedure.

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 Virginia compares for 33365

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33365 runs from $1,120.76 in Wisconsin to $1,626.00 in Alaska. Virginia pays $1,209.20. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

33365 in Virginia vs other payment areas
  1. Virginia · this page$1,209.20
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$1,275.58+$66.38
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$1,380.03+$170.83
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$1,603.10+$393.90
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$1,552.94+$343.74
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$1,484.73+$275.53
  7. Alaska · Alaska$1,626.00+$416.80

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

Every other payment area

33365 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama—$1,158.41
ArkansasArkansas—$1,144.54
ArizonaArizona—$1,237.89
Bakersfield, CACalifornia—$1,227.73
Chico, CACalifornia—$1,210.69
El Centro, CACalifornia—$1,211.74
Fresno, CACalifornia—$1,210.69
Hanford, CACalifornia—$1,210.69

33365 rates by state

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33365 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 33365 rate is calculated

Each of 33365’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 · 33365

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work25.93

25.93 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense5.94

5.94 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice6.28

6.28 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

38.1500

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$1,274.24

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

The exact Virginia inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,927

Code
33365
Physician work
25.93
Practice expense
5.94
Malpractice
6.28

GPCI2026.csv

106

Locality
Virginia
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.983
Malpractice
0.706
Facility calculation for 33365 in Virginia
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work25.93× 1.00025.9300
Practice expense5.94× 0.9835.8390
Malpractice6.28× 0.7064.4337
Total RVUs36.2027
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Virginia$1209.20

Facility: (25.93 × 1 + 5.94 × 0.983 + 6.28 × 0.706) × $33.4009 = $1209.20

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Payment rules and modifiers for 33365

The CMS indicators that decide how 33365 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 33365

Aortic valve replacement, transapical approach

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is 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)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)2Permitted.
Team surgery (66)1Permitted with supporting documentation.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

33365 without 51 · national facility

$1,274.24

Aortic valve replacement, transapical approach

33365-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$637.12

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 33365 has changed in Virginia

33365 · 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$1,209.20RVU26D
2026-07-01Not available in this setting$1,209.20RVU26C
2026-04-01Not available in this setting$1,209.20RVU26B
2026-01-01Not available in this setting$1,209.20RVU26A
2025-10-01Not available in this setting$1,300.38RVU25D
2025-07-01Not available in this setting$1,300.38RVU25C
2025-04-01Not available in this setting$1,300.38RVU25B
2025-01-01Not available in this setting$1,300.38RVU25A
2024-10-01Not available in this setting$1,335.76RVU24D
2024-07-01Not available in this setting$1,335.76RVU24C
2024-04-01Not available in this setting$1,335.76RVU24B
2024-03-09Not available in this setting$1,335.76RVU24AR
2024-01-01Not available in this setting$1,313.96RVU24A
2023-10-01Not available in this setting$1,372.56RVU23D
2023-07-01Not available in this setting$1,372.56RVU23C
2023-04-01Not available in this setting$1,372.56RVU23B
2023-01-01Not available in this setting$1,372.56RVU23A
2022-10-01Not available in this setting$1,425.05RVU22D
2022-07-01Not available in this setting$1,425.05RVU22C
2022-04-01Not available in this setting$1,425.05RVU22B
2022-01-01Not available in this setting$1,425.05RVU22A
2021-10-01Not available in this setting$1,429.28RVU21D
2021-07-01Not available in this setting$1,429.28RVU21C
2021-04-01Not available in this setting$1,429.28RVU21B
2021-01-01Not available in this setting$1,429.28RVU21A
2020-10-01Not available in this setting$1,491.18RVU20D
2020-07-01Not available in this setting$1,491.18RVU20C
2020-04-01Not available in this setting$1,491.18RVU20B
2020-01-01Not available in this setting$1,491.18RVU20A
2019-10-01Not available in this setting$1,836.65RVU19D
2019-07-01Not available in this setting$1,836.65RVU19C
2019-04-01Not available in this setting$1,836.65RVU19B
2019-01-01Not available in this setting$1,836.65RVU19A
2018-10-01Not available in this setting$1,832.49RVU18D
2018-07-01Not available in this setting$1,832.49RVU18C
2018-04-01Not available in this setting$1,832.49RVU18B
2018-01-01Not available in this setting$1,832.49RVU18AR1
2017-10-01Not available in this setting$1,819.22RVU17D
2017-07-01Not available in this setting$1,819.22RVU17C
2017-04-01Not available in this setting$1,819.22RVU17B
2017-01-01Not available in this setting$1,819.22RVU17A
2016-10-01Not available in this setting$1,801.22RVU16D
2016-07-01Not available in this setting$1,801.22RVU16C
2016-04-01Not available in this setting$1,801.22RVU16B
2016-01-01Not available in this setting$1,801.22RVU16A
2015-10-01Not available in this setting$1,807.16RVU15D
2015-07-01Not available in this setting$1,807.16RVU15C
2015-04-01Not available in this setting$1,798.17RVU15B
2015-01-01Not available in this setting$1,798.17RVU15A
2014-10-01Not available in this setting$1,775.45RVU14D
2014-07-01Not available in this setting$1,775.45RVU14C
2014-04-01Not available in this setting$1,775.45RVU14B
2014-01-01Not available in this setting$1,775.45RVU14A
2013-10-01Not available in this setting$1,706.00RVU13D
2013-07-01Not available in this setting$1,706.00RVU13C
2013-04-01Not available in this setting$1,706.00RVU13B
2013-01-01Not available in this setting$1,706.00RVU13AR

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Where the Virginia rate applies

Virginia is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 628 cities and communities in Virginia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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  • Adwolf
  • Afton
  • Alberta
  • Aldie
  • Allison Gap

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33365 billing questions

How does 33365 differ from 33361?

33365 identifies transapical delivery through the heart’s apex. 33361 is for transcatheter valve delivery through a percutaneous femoral artery approach.

Is this code for conventional open aortic valve replacement?

No. It describes catheter-based valve replacement using transapical access, not direct surgical replacement of the valve.

What documentation supports 33365?

The operative report should identify the transapical access route and document transcatheter prosthetic valve deployment. Document other procedures performed in the same session separately as applicable.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity. Co-surgeons are permitted; team-surgery payment requires supporting documentation.

How does the 0-day global period affect same-day care?

Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included in the procedure’s 0-day global period.

Can modifier 50 be used?

No. The aortic-valve procedure and its anatomy make a bilateral adjustment inappropriate.

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 33365PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,927 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for VirginiaGPCI2026.csv, line 106 (RVU26D)

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