CPT code 33779: Arterial switch repair, pulmonary band removal2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virginia

In Virginia, Medicare pays $2,032.06 for 33779 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 33779 covers

This code describes congenital heart surgery to correct transposition of the great arteries through reconstruction of the aortic and pulmonary artery pathways, with removal of a pulmonary artery band placed during an earlier stage of treatment. The reconstruction is generally an arterial switch-type repair that restores the great arteries to the appropriate ventricular connections. A cardiothoracic surgeon performs the operation in a hospital operating room, often as definitive repair after staged management of the congenital defect.

Select this code when the operative report supports both the aortic-pulmonary reconstruction and removal of the pulmonary artery band. Documentation should identify the transposition repair, the reconstruction performed, and the band removal; band removal is included in this service. The procedure has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeons require 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 Virginia compares for 33779

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33779 runs from $1,881.12 in Wisconsin to $2,712.04 in Alaska. Virginia pays $2,032.06. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33779 rates by state

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How the 33779 rate is calculated

Each of 33779’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 33779

33779 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 33779

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

How 33779 has changed in Virginia

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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.

• Abbs Valley
• Abingdon
• Accomac
• Adwolf
• Afton
• Alberta
• Aldie
• Allison Gap

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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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