No office rate
Choose 33017 when percutaneous drainage includes placement of an indwelling catheter in a patient age 6 or older without congenital cardiac anomaly; 33016 reports pericardiocentesis.
On this page
CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
33016 in Vallejo
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$204.03
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.
Cardiology procedure
About 33016: Pericardiocentesis with imaging guidance
Reports needle drainage of pericardial fluid, with imaging guidance included when performed, for an effusion or cardiac tamponade.
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.
CMS billing rules for 33016
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 0-day global period: same-day preoperative and postoperative care is 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
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU4.29 · 70%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.83 · 14%
- Malpractice RVU0.99 · 16%
3.8K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2034 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.
33016 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Vallejo, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Choose 33018 for indwelling-catheter drainage in a patient age 5 or younger or with a congenital cardiac anomaly. 33016 reports pericardiocentesis instead.
No office rate
33025 describes surgical creation of a pericardial window for drainage; 33016 is needle access and aspiration.
The same code, a different location
How does Vallejo compare?
33016 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Vallejo · 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 · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$205.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$204.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$198.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$197.59
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$198.67
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$211.17
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$210.04
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$216.75
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$212.16
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$195.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$197.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$197.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$220.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$255.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$248.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$237.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$262.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$186.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$184.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$198.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$216.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$231.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$219.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$211.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$207.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$181.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$184.44
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$235.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$220.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$231.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$185.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$185.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$198.19
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$206.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$211.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$216.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$203.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$189.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$191.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$225.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$205.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$181.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$191.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$204.01
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$190.28
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$184.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$181.38
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$219.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$215.57
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$208.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$198.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$246.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$220.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$232.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$192.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$194.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$214.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$203.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$204.15
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$197.01
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$182.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$186.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$197.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$217.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$203.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$187.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$211.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$180.03
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$214.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 33016
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$195.48
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
33016 · 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?
Vallejo is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 11 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 33016 in Vallejo. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$224.43
$204.03 × 110% = $224.43
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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 33016 in Vallejo.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
3,814
- Code
- 33016
- Physician work
- 4.29
- Practice expense
- 0.83
- Malpractice
- 0.99
GPCI2026.csv
33
- Locality
- Vallejo
- Physician work
- 1.063
- Practice expense
- 1.318
- Malpractice
- 0.459
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 4.29 | × 1.063 | 4.5603 |
| Practice expense | 0.83 | × 1.318 | 1.0939 |
| Malpractice | 0.99 | × 0.459 | 0.4544 |
| Total RVUs | 6.1086 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Vallejo$204.03
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 4.29 | 1.063 |
| Practice expense | 0.83 | 1.318 |
| Malpractice | 0.99 | 0.459 |
(4.29 × 1.063 + 0.83 × 1.318 + 0.99 × 0.459) × $33.4009 = $204.03
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
33016 · 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 →
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $204.03 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $204.03 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $204.03 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $204.03 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $229.73 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $229.73 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $229.73 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $229.73 | RVU25A |
33016 billing questions
How does 33016 differ from 33017 or 33018?
33016 is for pericardiocentesis without the indwelling catheter service described by 33017 and 33018. Those codes distinguish patient age and congenital cardiac anomaly status.
Can imaging guidance be billed separately?
Imaging guidance, when performed for the pericardiocentesis, is included in 33016. Document the guidance used as part of the procedure.
Does 33016 have a global period?
Yes. It has a 0-day global period, and same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
Can modifier 50 or an assistant-at-surgery modifier be reported?
Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. CMS does not pay an assistant at surgery for 33016.
How does CMS handle other procedures performed in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full; other procedures in the same session are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted for 33016.
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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3,81633018,,Prcrd drg 0-5yr or w/anomly,A,,5.27,0.99,NA,0.99,,1.27,7.53,7.53,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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3001182,CA,74,SANTA MARIA-SANTA BARBARA,1.028,1.166,0.536
3101112,CA,67,SANTA ROSA-PETALUMA,1.030,1.228,0.536
3201112,CA,68,STOCKTON,1.017,1.096,0.536
3301112,CA,53,VALLEJO,1.063,1.318,0.459
3401112,CA,69,VISALIA,1.017,1.096,0.536
3501112,CA,70,YUBA CITY,1.017,1.096,0.536
3601112,CA,75,REST OF CALIFORNIA,1.017,1.096,0.536