CPT code 33440: Aortic valve replacement, ross procedure2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Utah

In Utah, Medicare pays $3,082.03 for 33440 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 33440 covers

The Ross procedure replaces a diseased aortic valve by moving the patient’s own pulmonary valve into the aortic position. The surgeon then reconstructs the pulmonary valve position, commonly with a donor pulmonary valve or conduit. Cardiothoracic surgeons perform this open operation in a hospital operating room, typically for patients who need aortic valve replacement and are candidates for use of their own pulmonary valve tissue.

Select this code when the operative report documents the pulmonary autograft’s translocation to the aortic position, rather than replacement with a prosthetic valve or an allograft. Documentation should identify the valve procedure and describe the pulmonary valve reconstruction. The service has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. For other procedures performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Report the single valve operation without modifier 50. An assistant may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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 Utah compares for 33440

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33440 runs from $2,797.33 in Wisconsin to $4,023.46 in Alaska. Utah pays $3,082.03. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33440 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 33440 rate is calculated

Each of 33440’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 33440

33440 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 33440

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

How 33440 has changed in Utah

Price 33440 for an earlier date of service

Where the Utah rate applies

Utah is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 334 cities and communities in Utah. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Alpine
• Alta
• Altamont
• Alton
• Amalga
• American Fork
• Aneth
• Annabella

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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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