No office rate
This code describes pulmonary decortication, which removes a fibrous peel restricting lung expansion. Code 32200 is for open drainage of a lung abscess.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
32200 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1081.65
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.
Thoracic surgery
About 32200: Open drainage of lung abscess
Reports open surgical drainage of a lung abscess, typically performed by a thoracic surgeon when operative access is required.
A thoracic surgeon uses an open approach to reach and drain an abscess within the lung, evacuating infected material and addressing the cavity as needed. The service is generally performed in a hospital operating room when the abscess requires surgical drainage rather than a less invasive approach. The operative report should identify the lung site and abscess, document the open approach, and describe the drainage performed.
Report this code for the open drainage service, not for decortication or diagnostic biopsy alone. It has a 90-day global period, which includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 32200
- 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 paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU18.21 · 55%
- Practice expense (office) RVU10.41 · 31%
- Malpractice RVU4.58 · 14%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #5549 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.
32200 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
This code reports additional decortication work after the primary decortication service. It does not represent additional abscess drainage.
No office rate
This code describes thoracotomy with lung biopsy. Choose 32200 when the operative purpose is open drainage of a lung abscess rather than tissue sampling.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
32200 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Merced · This locality
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Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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
Madera
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1182.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1131.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1130.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1116.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1112.07
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1125.24
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1226.49
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1221.29
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1258.52
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1237.26
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1096.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1125.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1112.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1135.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1175.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1081.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1220.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1357.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1313.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1293.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1366.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$999.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$985.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1076.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1104.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1179.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1092.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1237.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1170.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1147.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1100.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1092.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$987.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1000.48
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1236.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1164.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1240.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1004.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$999.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1057.31
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1109.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1062.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1184.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1106.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1180.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1106.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1023.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1049.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1201.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1098.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1011.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1084.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1092.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1056.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1020.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1108.60
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1030.39
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1018.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$986.99
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1104.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1213.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1180.07
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1110.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1083.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1344.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1201.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1278.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1046.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1079.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1037.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1118.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1062.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1163.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1071.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1110.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1115.42
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1059.54
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1007.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1006.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1112.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1066.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1076.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1091.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1089.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1085.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1168.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1076.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1072.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1058.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1110.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1029.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1098.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1190.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$988.45
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1129.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 32200
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1069.14
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
32200 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| 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?
Merced is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 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.
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 32200 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1189.82
$1081.65 × 110% = $1189.82
A contract may specify another Medicare year or additional adjustments. This is percentage arithmetic on the displayed base rate, not a claim adjudication.
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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 32200 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,702
- Code
- 32200
- Physician work
- 18.21
- Practice expense
- 10.41
- Malpractice
- 4.58
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 18.21 | × 1.017 | 18.5196 |
| Practice expense | 10.41 | × 1.096 | 11.4094 |
| Malpractice | 4.58 | × 0.536 | 2.4549 |
| Total RVUs | 32.3838 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Merced$1081.65
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 18.21 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 10.41 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 4.58 | 0.536 |
(18.21 × 1.017 + 10.41 × 1.096 + 4.58 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $1081.65
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
32200 · 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.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1081.65 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1081.65 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1081.65 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1081.65 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1077.83 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1077.83 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1077.83 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1077.83 | RVU25A |
32200 billing questions
When should this code be chosen instead of a decortication code?
Use this code when the operative service is open drainage of a lung abscess. Decortication codes describe removal of a fibrous peel from the lung, not drainage of an abscess.
Can the thoracotomy or open access be billed separately?
The open approach is part of the drainage service described by this code. Do not report a separate access procedure solely for reaching the abscess.
Should modifier 50 be appended for abscesses in both lungs?
No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Document the operative site and service performed.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, while team surgery is not permitted.
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.
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3,7003216F,,Pt immunity to hep b 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
3,7013218F,,Rna tstng hep c docd done,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
3,70232200,,Drain open lung lesion,A,,18.21,10.41,NA,10.41,,4.58,33.20,33.20,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,7033220F,,Hep c quant rna tstng 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
3,70432215,,Treat chest lining,A,,12.72,7.55,NA,7.55,,3.19,23.46,23.46,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,70532220,,Release of lung,A,,25.98,13.61,NA,13.61,,6.47,46.06,46.06,0,090,0.10,0.76,0.14,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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
1401112,CA,58,MADERA,1.017,1.096,0.536
1501112,CA,59,MERCED,1.017,1.096,0.536
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623