No office rate
33502 describes direct aortic implantation of the anomalous coronary artery; 33505 is the tunnel-based Takeuchi repair.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
33505 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1805.22
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 33505: Anomalous coronary artery tunnel repair
Reports surgical creation of an intrapulmonary tunnel to route an anomalous coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery toward the aorta.
A congenital cardiac surgeon uses this operation to redirect blood flow when a coronary artery arises abnormally from the pulmonary artery. In the Takeuchi procedure, the surgeon creates a tunnel within the pulmonary artery to connect the anomalous coronary opening to the aorta. The operative report should identify the anomalous origin and describe construction of the intrapulmonary tunnel; the service is performed as open cardiac surgery.
Select this code when the documented repair uses the intrapulmonary tunnel technique, rather than direct coronary reimplantation or a bypass-based repair. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. 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 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 33505
- 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 RVU37.44 · 66%
- Practice expense (office) RVU9.96 · 18%
- Malpractice RVU9.43 · 17%
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.
33505 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
33503 describes a ligation-and-bypass approach, while 33505 creates an intrapulmonary tunnel.
No office rate
33506 addresses an anomalous coronary artery arising from the aorta and uses ostial translocation, rather than routing a pulmonary-origin artery through a tunnel.
No office rate
33507 treats an anomalous aortic coronary origin by unroofing an intramural segment; 33505 treats a pulmonary-origin anomaly with an intrapulmonary tunnel.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
33505 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Merced · This locality
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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 · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1805.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1805.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1927.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1874.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1805.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1805.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1906.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1851.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1843.69
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1856.64
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1982.97
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1972.26
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2036.63
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1992.85
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1819.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1849.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1842.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1865.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1805.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1912.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1805.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1805.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2060.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2393.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2316.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2216.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2403.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1719.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1698.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1842.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1865.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2014.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1868.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2156.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2041.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1970.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1922.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1811.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1679.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1705.57
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2190.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2046.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2159.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1711.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1710.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1834.47
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1921.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1846.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1979.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1871.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2017.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1888.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1752.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1778.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2102.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1909.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1686.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1870.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1882.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1844.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1769.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1897.54
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1762.18
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1711.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1676.65
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1872.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2051.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2009.35
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1933.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1845.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2311.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2052.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2177.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1787.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1871.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1792.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1874.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1803.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1995.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1853.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1897.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1898.89
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1825.64
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1689.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1722.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1884.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1845.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1835.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1863.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1864.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1851.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2024.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1850.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1846.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1799.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1897.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1739.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1856.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1978.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1666.24
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1990.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 33505
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1816.28
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
33505 · 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 |
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| 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.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 33505 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1985.74
$1805.22 × 110% = $1985.74
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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 33505 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,977
- Code
- 33505
- Physician work
- 37.44
- Practice expense
- 9.96
- Malpractice
- 9.43
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 37.44 | × 1.017 | 38.0765 |
| Practice expense | 9.96 | × 1.096 | 10.9162 |
| Malpractice | 9.43 | × 0.536 | 5.0545 |
| Total RVUs | 54.0471 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Merced$1805.22
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 37.44 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 9.96 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 9.43 | 0.536 |
(37.44 × 1.017 + 9.96 × 1.096 + 9.43 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $1805.22
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
33505 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1805.22 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1805.22 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1805.22 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1805.22 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1882.48 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1882.48 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1882.48 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1882.48 | RVU25A |
33505 billing questions
When is this code chosen instead of 33502?
Use this code for repair by creating an intrapulmonary tunnel. Code 33502 describes direct aortic implantation of the anomalous coronary artery.
How does this differ from 33503?
This code represents the tunnel technique. Code 33503 describes repair using coronary artery ligation and bypass grafting.
Can modifier 50 be appended?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be allowed. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
What documentation supports reporting the tunnel repair?
The operative report should establish that the coronary artery arises from the pulmonary artery and describe creation of the intrapulmonary tunnel.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
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.
3,97433502,,Coronary artery correction,A,,21.30,10.02,NA,10.02,,5.36,36.68,36.68,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,97533503,,Coronary artery graft,A,,21.95,10.77,NA,10.77,,5.53,38.25,38.25,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,0,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,97633504,,Coronary artery graft,A,,24.82,10.75,NA,10.75,,6.25,41.82,41.82,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,97733505,,Repair artery w/tunnel,A,,37.44,9.96,NA,9.96,,9.43,56.83,56.83,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,97833506,,Repair artery translocation,A,,36.90,10.72,NA,10.72,,9.29,56.91,56.91,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,97933507,,Repair art intramural,A,,30.62,9.67,NA,9.67,,7.72,48.01,48.01,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
3,98033508,,Endoscopic vein harvest,A,,0.30,0.06,NA,0.06,,0.07,0.43,0.43,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,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