CPT code 33016: Pericardiocentesis2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Redding

In Redding, Medicare pays $193.83 for 33016 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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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.

What 33016 covers

A clinician accesses the pericardial space with a needle to aspirate fluid, often to relieve pressure from an effusion or tamponade and, when indicated, obtain fluid for analysis. Cardiologists and other clinicians experienced in the procedure commonly perform it in a hospital, such as in a catheterization laboratory or intensive care unit. Imaging guidance is included when used. This code fits pericardiocentesis rather than drainage that leaves an indwelling catheter in place.

Document the clinical indication, pericardial access and aspiration, and imaging used. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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.

How Redding compares for 33016

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 33016 runs from $180.03 in Wisconsin to $262.68 in Alaska*. Redding pays $193.83. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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33016 rates by state

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How the 33016 rate is calculated

Each of 33016’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 33016

The CMS indicators that decide how 33016 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 33016

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 33016 has changed in Redding

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Where the Redding rate applies

Redding is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• 33016 in Redding
• 33016 in Anderson
• 33016 in Bella Vista
• 33016 in Big Bend
• 33016 in Burney
• 33016 in Cassel
• 33016 in Castella
• 33016 in Centerville

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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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