CPT code 33976: Ventricular assist device, extracorporeal, both ventricles2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Barrington, Illinois
CPT 33976: $1,645.47–$1,766.73 facility across 2 localities in Barrington, IL in 2026 Medicare. Compare each area.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 33976 in Barrington, Illinois.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
On this page 6 sections
Where 33976 pays more and less in Barrington, Illinois
Barrington, Illinois maps to 2 Medicare payment localities in our Census-to-CMS crosswalk. A city name alone doesn’t confirm an address’s payment area.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | Unavailable | $1,766.73 |
| Suburban Chicago, IL | Unavailable | $1,645.47 |
How payment areas work in Barrington
City limits and Medicare payment areas are different maps. These are the payment areas that cover the city’s counties; the service ZIP decides which one applies.
- Chicago · Cook County
- Suburban Chicago · Lake County
City boundaries: 2026 Census geography · Census source · CMS county-to-locality definitions
How the 33976 rate is calculated
Each of 33976’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.
How the rate is built · 33976
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work29.98
29.98 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense6.15
6.15 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice7.20
7.20 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
43.3300
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$1,447.26
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 33976
The CMS indicators that decide how 33976 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 33976
Ventricular assist device, extracorporeal, both ventricles
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | XXX | The global surgery concept doesn’t apply. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 2 | Already bilateral by definition: paid once at 100%. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 2 | Paid. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 51 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
33976 without 51 · national facility
$1,447.26
Ventricular assist device, extracorporeal, both ventricles
33976-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$723.63
When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).
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
Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
Fee sheets · Coming soon
Put 33976 and the rest of your codes on one sheet
Your codes at your locality, with payer contracts beside Medicare.
Join the waitlist