CPT code 33508: Vein harvest, endoscopic technique2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $14.67 for 33508 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 33508 covers

During coronary artery bypass surgery, this service captures endoscopic procurement of a vein conduit, most often the saphenous vein from the leg, for use in the bypass. The surgeon or another qualified member of the cardiac surgical team works through small incisions using an endoscope to locate, free, and retrieve the conduit. The bypass graft is fashioned and connected as part of the primary operation; 33508 represents the vein-harvest work, not the coronary bypass anastomoses.

Report 33508 as an add-on with an eligible CABG primary procedure when the vein was harvested endoscopically. It may accompany vein-only, combined artery-and-vein, or arterial CABG coding when the operative report supports the qualifying bypass and documents the endoscopic harvest. Do not report it alone. Under the CMS rule for this code, payment falls within the primary procedure's global period. Documentation should identify the harvested conduit and site, the endoscopic approach, and its intended use for coronary revascularization.

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 New Mexico compares for 33508

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33508 runs from $12.66 in Wisconsin to $18.45 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $14.67. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33508 rates by state

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

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How the 33508 rate is calculated

Each of 33508’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 33508

The CMS indicators that decide how 33508 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 80

Codes related to 33508

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

How 33508 has changed in New Mexico

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Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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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