CPT code 33522: Coronary bypass, five venous grafts2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Delaware

In Delaware, Medicare pays $655.11 for 33522 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 33522 covers

This add-on code represents the venous-graft portion of coronary artery bypass grafting when five venous grafts are placed along with arterial grafting. A cardiothoracic surgeon typically performs the operation in a hospital operating room, using conduits such as saphenous vein to bypass obstructed coronary arteries. The code counts the venous grafts; it does not describe the arterial graft count or the total number of coronary targets by itself.

Report 33522 with the appropriate primary arterial CABG code, selected by the number of arterial grafts. The operative report should identify the conduits used and document the five venous grafts, along with the arterial grafting. Do not report 33522 as a stand-alone service: CMS treats it as an add-on billed with a primary procedure, with payment included within that procedure’s global period.

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 Delaware compares for 33522

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33522 runs from $583.15 in Wisconsin to $850.75 in Alaska. Delaware pays $655.11. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33522 rates by state

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

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How the 33522 rate is calculated

Each of 33522’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 33522

The CMS indicators that decide how 33522 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 80

Codes related to 33522

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

How 33522 has changed in Delaware

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Where the Delaware rate applies

Delaware is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Arden
• Ardencroft
• Ardentown
• Bear
• Bellefonte
• Bethany Beach
• Bethel
• Blades

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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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