CPT code 77332: Treatment aid2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports design and construction of a simple radiation treatment aid, such as a basic block or bolus, for a patient's treatment setup.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities71.1K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $40.75 for 77332 nationally in the office. Local office rates run $36.73–$52.97.

Medicare rate · 77332

Treatment aid

Work RVUs
0.44
Total RVUs
1.22
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

$40.75

Office setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 77332 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 77332 covers

77332 covers the design and construction of a straightforward device used to shape or support radiation treatment, such as a simple beam block, bolus, or basic immobilization aid. Radiation oncologists prescribe the treatment approach; medical physicists, dosimetrists, and radiation therapists may contribute to planning, fabrication, and verification in radiation oncology clinics or hospital departments. The device is specific to the patient's treatment setup, rather than a dose calculation or the treatment delivery itself.

Choose this level when the device work is simple; use 77333 or 77334 when documented device complexity reaches those higher levels. The record should identify the device, treatment site and purpose, and work supporting its simple design and construction. CMS identifies separately priced professional and technical components: modifier 26 reports the professional interpretation, modifier TC reports equipment and staff, and billing without either modifier represents the global service.

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.

Where 77332 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 payment localities

$36.73 to $52.97

$36.73$44.85$52.97
One dot per payment locality, office / nonfacility. Hover a dot to see the locality; select it to open that rate.

109 of 109 payment localities

77332 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$37.18Unavailable
Alaska*$49.28Unavailable
Arizona$39.83Unavailable
Arkansas$36.73Unavailable
Atlanta$41.40Unavailable
Austin$42.12Unavailable
Bakersfield$43.04Unavailable
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys$43.05Unavailable
Beaumont$38.42Unavailable
Brazoria$40.42Unavailable

77332 rates by state

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

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$36.73

$49.28

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77332 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$49.281
AL$37.181
AR$36.731
AZ$39.831
CA$42.94–$52.9729
CO$42.311
CT$43.181
DC$46.111
DE$40.421
FL$40.15–$43.313
GA$38.24–$41.402
GU$43.761
HI$43.761
IA$38.021
ID$38.221
IL$39.13–$42.304
IN$38.411
KS$37.851
KY$37.881
LA$37.83–$39.412
MA$42.11–$46.102
MD$41.11–$46.113
ME$38.37–$40.152
MI$38.70–$40.562
MN$40.771
MO$37.27–$39.553
MS$37.011
MT$40.751
NC$38.711
ND$40.151
NE$38.201
NH$41.651
NJ$43.74–$45.752
NM$38.871
NV$40.611
NY$39.20–$47.285
OH$38.581
OK$37.851
OR$40.35–$43.512
PA$38.64–$42.232
PR$41.011
RI$41.751
SC$38.691
SD$40.081
TN$38.011
TX$38.42–$42.128
UT$39.141
VA$40.03–$46.112
VI$41.011
VT$40.001
WA$42.03–$46.992
WI$39.001
WV$37.901
WY$40.491

How the 77332 rate is calculated

Each of 77332’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 · 77332

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Work0.44

0.44 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.75

0.75 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.03

0.03 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

1.2200

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$40.75

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 77332

The CMS indicators that decide how 77332 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 77332

Treatment aid

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodXXXThe global surgery concept doesn’t apply.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical1Diagnostic test with separate professional (26) and technical (TC) components.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 26 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

77332 without 26 · national office

$40.75

Treatment aid

77332-26 · Professional component

$23.71

Pays only the interpretation and report.

When to use modifier 26

77332 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

  • 77332

    Treatment aid0.44 wRVU

    $40.75

  • 77333

    Radiation aid0.73 wRVU

    $137.61+$96.86

  • 77334

    Radiation treatment device1.12 wRVU

    $126.26+$85.51

  • 77338

    MLC design4.18 wRVU

    $474.96+$434.21

How to choose

77333Radiation aid
Use 77333 when the aid's design and construction are intermediate rather than simple; the documented work determines the level.
77334Radiation treatment device
Use 77334 for complex treatment aid design and construction, rather than the simple device work reported with 77332.
77338MLC design
77338 is specific to multileaf-collimator device design for IMRT; 77332 describes a simple treatment aid such as a basic block or bolus.

77332 billing questions

How does 77332 differ from 77333 and 77334?

77332 is for simple device work. Select 77333 or 77334 when the documented device design and construction meet the intermediate or complex level, respectively.

Can a simple block or bolus support 77332?

Yes. A simple beam block or simple bolus is a typical example; the record should show the device and its role in the patient's treatment setup.

Does 77332 report radiation dose calculation?

No. It represents the treatment aid's design and construction, while 77300 represents a radiation dose calculation when that separate service is performed.

When should modifier 26 or TC be used?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation and TC for the technical portion involving equipment and staff. Billing without either modifier represents the global service.

What documentation supports the simple level?

Identify the aid, the treatment site and purpose, and the design and construction work showing why the device is simple rather than intermediate or complex.

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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RVUs for 77332PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 9,074 (RVU26D)

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