CPT code 33963: ECMO cannula repositioning, peripheral cannula2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $437.23 for 33963 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 33963 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 33963 covers

This procedure addresses the position of a peripheral cannula already in use for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or extracorporeal life support (ECLS). A physician adjusts an arterial or venous cannula, such as one placed through femoral or jugular vessels, when its position interferes with support or creates another documented concern. The work may occur in an intensive care unit or operating room and is distinct from placing a new cannula or removing one at the end of support.

Report 33963 for the documented peripheral cannula repositioning procedure, not for routine monitoring or circuit management alone. The procedure note should identify the cannula and access site, the reason for adjustment, and the repositioning performed. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so routine preoperative and postoperative care on the procedure date is included. When multiple procedures occur in one session, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and other procedures at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Payment for an assistant at surgery, co-surgeons, or a surgical team requires supporting documentation.

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 33963

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33963 runs from $377.26 in Wisconsin to $547.90 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $437.23. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33963 rates by state

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

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How the 33963 rate is calculated

Each of 33963’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 33963

The CMS indicators that decide how 33963 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 33963

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

How 33963 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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