No office rate
This code describes transection and reimplantation. Code 33917 is for pulmonary artery repair directed at stenosis.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
33922 Pulmonary artery surgery Medicare reimbursement rates in Alaska
Reports surgical division and reimplantation of a pulmonary artery, commonly to correct an anomalous pulmonary artery origin such as a pulmonary artery sling. Compare 33922 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Alaska.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 33922 in Alaska?
Alaska has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$1648.30
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Alaska*
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Cardiovascular surgery
About 33922: Pulmonary artery transection with reimplantation
Reports surgical division and reimplantation of a pulmonary artery, commonly to correct an anomalous pulmonary artery origin such as a pulmonary artery sling.
A congenital cardiac surgeon may divide and reimplant a pulmonary artery to correct an abnormal origin or course. A classic setting is repair of a pulmonary artery sling, in which an anomalously arising pulmonary artery is repositioned to restore a more normal route. The procedure is performed in an operating room, typically in a hospital setting.
Report the code when the operative work includes transection and reimplantation, supported by documentation of the vessel’s anatomy and the reconstruction performed. Distinguish this operation from repair of a stenotic pulmonary artery, repair of pulmonary atresia, or pulmonary artery unifocalization. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. In a same-session multiple-procedure claim, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 33922
- 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 RVU23.61 · 60%
- Practice expense (office) RVU10.00 · 25%
- Malpractice RVU5.96 · 15%
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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.
33922 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Alaska, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Choose 33920 when the operation repairs pulmonary atresia; this code describes transection and reimplantation of a pulmonary artery.
No office rate
Code 33925 describes pulmonary artery unifocalization without cardiopulmonary bypass. It is not the code for reimplanting an anomalously arising pulmonary artery.
No office rate
Code 33926 describes pulmonary artery unifocalization with cardiopulmonary bypass, rather than pulmonary artery transection and reimplantation.
Compare 33922 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$1648.30
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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 33922 in Alaska*.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,119
- Code
- 33922
- Physician work
- 23.61
- Practice expense
- 10.00
- Malpractice
- 5.96
GPCI2026.csv
5
- Locality
- Alaska*
- Physician work
- 1.500
- Practice expense
- 1.065
- Malpractice
- 0.551
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 23.61 | × 1.500 | 35.4150 |
| Practice expense | 10.00 | × 1.065 | 10.6500 |
| Malpractice | 5.96 | × 0.551 | 3.2840 |
| Total RVUs | 49.3490 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Alaska*$1648.30
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 23.61 | 1.5 |
| Practice expense | 10 | 1.065 |
| Malpractice | 5.96 | 0.551 |
(23.61 × 1.5 + 10 × 1.065 + 5.96 × 0.551) × $33.4009 = $1648.30
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.
33922 billing questions
When is this code different from pulmonary artery repair?
Use this code when the documented operation divides and reimplants the pulmonary artery. A repair code is more appropriate when the work addresses a stenotic segment without that reimplantation.
Does the code describe pulmonary artery sling repair?
It can describe the transection and reimplantation performed to correct a pulmonary artery sling. The operative report should establish the anomalous anatomy and the work actually performed.
Can modifier 50 be reported for bilateral work?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code’s descriptor or anatomy.
How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative billing?
The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, with the standard multiple-procedure reduction applied to the other procedures.
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.
4,11633916,,Surgery of great vessel,A,,76.05,20.45,NA,20.45,,18.87,115.37,115.37,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,11733917,,Repair pulmonary artery,A,,24.67,10.72,NA,10.72,,6.21,41.60,41.60,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,11833920,,Repair pulmonary atresia,A,,31.92,10.63,NA,10.63,,8.05,50.60,50.60,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,11933922,,Transect pulmonary artery,A,,23.61,10.00,NA,10.00,,5.96,39.57,39.57,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,12033924,,Remove pulmonary shunt,A,,5.35,1.06,NA,1.06,,1.33,7.74,7.74,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,12133925,,Rpr pul art unifocal w/o cpb,A,,30.52,9.65,NA,9.65,,7.69,47.86,47.86,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,12233926,,Repr pul art unifocal w/cpb,A,,43.61,12.23,NA,12.23,,11.01,66.85,66.85,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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3Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC),State,Locality Number,Locality Name,2026 PW GPCI (with 1.0 Floor)***,2026 PE GPCI,2026 MP GPCI
410112,AL,00,ALABAMA,1.000,0.875,0.566
502102,AK,01,ALASKA*,1.500,1.065,0.551
603102,AZ,00,ARIZONA,1.000,0.969,0.856
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609