No office rate
Use 33411 when the operative report supports the transventricular approach. Code 33405 describes a different open aortic valve replacement technique.
On this page
CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
33411 in El Centro
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$2980.29
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Cardiac surgery
About 33411: Transventricular aortic valve replacement
Reports open aortic valve replacement performed through a transventricular approach, typically by a cardiac surgeon during hospital-based cardiac surgery.
This code describes surgical replacement of the aortic valve through a transventricular approach, with cardiopulmonary bypass. A cardiac surgeon performs the operation in a hospital operating room, removing the diseased valve and implanting a replacement. The operative report should identify the approach and the valve replacement; the procedure is distinct from aortic valve repair and from other aortic valve replacement techniques.
Report the code when the documented operation matches this approach, rather than selecting it solely because an aortic valve was replaced. Record the operative details that support the approach and any additional anatomic work, and compare the applicable sibling code when enlargement is documented. The service has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related 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. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; CMS does not permit co-surgeon or team-surgery payment for this code.
CMS billing rules for 33411
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU60.52 · 65%
- Practice expense (office) RVU17.88 · 19%
- Malpractice RVU14.94 · 16%
1.7K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2579 by national volume
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.
33411 compared with similar codes
Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Both are aortic valve replacement codes, but the operative details distinguish the sibling codes. Check the report for the approach and any additional anatomic work before choosing.
No office rate
33411 is for replacing the aortic valve; 33414 is for repairing it while retaining the native valve.
The same code, a different location
How does El Centro compare?
33411 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
El Centro · This locality
Unavailable
Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Merced
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2977.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2977.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3189.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3094.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2977.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2977.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3138.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3056.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3043.72
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3066.79
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3284.57
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3267.60
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3372.42
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3303.06
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3003.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3056.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3041.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3082.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2977.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3164.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2977.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2977.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3389.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3905.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3780.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3636.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3943.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2826.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2791.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3027.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3070.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3308.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3070.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3528.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3342.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3233.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3148.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2989.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2765.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2806.89
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3575.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3346.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3533.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2817.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2812.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3008.93
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3150.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3028.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3261.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3080.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3311.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3104.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2881.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2928.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3439.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3130.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2783.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3069.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3089.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3022.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2904.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3116.64
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2897.48
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2821.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2761.27
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3079.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3374.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3301.84
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3168.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3034.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3787.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3370.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3576.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2939.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3069.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2942.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3088.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2967.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3274.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3041.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3116.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3121.86
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2997.40
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2786.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2832.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3099.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3028.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3018.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3062.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3063.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3043.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3317.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3038.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3030.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2960.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3116.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2865.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3056.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3262.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2747.24
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3254.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 33411
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2987.90
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
33411 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
Explore a state
Local rates. Clear comparisons.
Hover or focus a tile to see its rate range. Select it to open the state’s fee schedule.
View all state and territory rates as a table
| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
El Centro is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
Use this rate
What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 33411 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$3278.32
$2980.29 × 110% = $3278.32
A contract may specify another Medicare year or additional adjustments. This is percentage arithmetic on the displayed base rate, not a claim adjudication.
Working with a whole code list?
Compare an offer across your annual code mix, including an older Medicare schedule or flat per-code rates.
How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 33411 in El Centro.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,940
- Code
- 33411
- Physician work
- 60.52
- Practice expense
- 17.88
- Malpractice
- 14.94
GPCI2026.csv
10
- Locality
- El Centro
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.541
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 60.52 | × 1.017 | 61.5488 |
| Practice expense | 17.88 | × 1.096 | 19.5965 |
| Malpractice | 14.94 | × 0.541 | 8.0825 |
| Total RVUs | 89.2279 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, El Centro$2980.29
Open 33411 in the RVU calculator →
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 60.52 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 17.88 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 14.94 | 0.541 |
(60.52 × 1.017 + 17.88 × 1.096 + 14.94 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $2980.29
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
33411 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.
What changed, release by release
Explore release dates and calculate this code in an earlier period →
Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.
Inspect every release and its CMS source
| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $2980.29 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $2980.29 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $2980.29 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $2980.29 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $3083.26 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $3083.26 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $3083.26 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $3083.26 | RVU25A |
33411 billing questions
How is this code distinguished from a routine open aortic valve replacement?
The operative report must support the transventricular approach. Do not select this code based only on the fact that the surgeon replaced the aortic valve.
How does this differ from aortic valve repair?
This code represents replacement of the valve. A procedure that repairs the native aortic valve rather than replacing it belongs to the repair code family.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
The operative report should identify the aortic valve replacement, the transventricular approach, and any associated enlargement or other anatomic work that may affect code selection.
Can an assistant surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available for this code. CMS does not permit co-surgeon or team-surgery payment.
What care is included in the global period?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?
Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
3,93733406,,Replacement aortic valve opn,A,,51.36,15.89,NA,15.89,,12.97,80.22,80.22,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,9383340F,,Mammo assess inc xray docd,I,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,9,9,9,9,9,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,93933410,,Replacement aortic valve opn,A,,45.25,14.84,NA,14.84,,11.28,71.37,71.37,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,94033411,,Replacement of aortic valve,A,,60.52,17.88,NA,17.88,,14.94,93.34,93.34,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,94133412,,Replacement of aortic valve,A,,57.53,16.47,NA,16.47,,13.82,87.82,87.82,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,94233413,,Replacement of aortic valve,A,,58.37,17.90,NA,17.90,,14.00,90.27,90.27,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,94333414,,Repair of aortic valve,A,,38.39,11.69,NA,11.69,,9.70,59.78,59.78,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1001182,CA,71,EL CENTRO,1.017,1.096,0.541
1101112,CA,56,FRESNO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536
1301182,CA,18,LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM (LOS ANGELES/ORANGE CNTY),1.041,1.183,0.664