CPT code 33411: Aortic valve replacement, transventricular approach2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Carolina

In North Carolina, Medicare pays $2,897.48 for 33411 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 33411 covers

This code describes surgical replacement of the aortic valve through a transventricular approach, with cardiopulmonary bypass. A cardiac surgeon performs the operation in a hospital operating room, removing the diseased valve and implanting a replacement. The operative report should identify the approach and the valve replacement; the procedure is distinct from aortic valve repair and from other aortic valve replacement techniques.

Report the code when the documented operation matches this approach, rather than selecting it solely because an aortic valve was replaced. Record the operative details that support the approach and any additional anatomic work, and compare the applicable sibling code when enlargement is documented. The service has 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 50% reduction. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; CMS does not permit co-surgeon or team-surgery payment for this code.

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 North Carolina compares for 33411

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33411 runs from $2,747.24 in Wisconsin to $3,943.11 in Alaska. North Carolina pays $2,897.48. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33411 rates by state

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How the 33411 rate is calculated

Each of 33411’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 33411

33411 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 33411

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

How 33411 has changed in North Carolina

Price 33411 for an earlier date of service

Where the North Carolina rate applies

North Carolina is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 785 cities and communities in North Carolina. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Advance
• Ahoskie
• Alamance
• Albemarle
• Alexis
• Alliance
• Altamahaw

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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