CPT code 33954: ECMO cannulation, percutaneous, age 6 and older2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

In Montana, Medicare pays $431.73 for 33954 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 33954 covers

This service covers percutaneous placement of peripheral cannulae to establish extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or extracorporeal life support in patients age six and older. A cardiothoracic or vascular surgeon, or another physician qualified to perform the access, places cannulae through peripheral vessels; femoral vessels are common access sites. The service is performed in settings such as an operating room or intensive care unit when urgent circulatory or respiratory support is needed.

Select this code for percutaneous peripheral cannulation in the specified age group; use the applicable sibling code when the age group or insertion approach differs. Document the patient’s age, peripheral access site, percutaneous technique, and cannula placement. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and 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. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are 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 Montana compares for 33954

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33954 runs from $380.60 in Wisconsin to $552.91 in Alaska. Montana pays $431.73. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33954 rates by state

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

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How the 33954 rate is calculated

Each of 33954’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 33954

The CMS indicators that decide how 33954 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 33954

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

How 33954 has changed in Montana

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Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Absarokee
• Acton
• Alberton
• Alder
• Alzada
• Amsterdam
• Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
• Antelope

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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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