CPT code 43753: Gastric aspiration2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Georgia
Report this service when a clinician intubates the stomach and aspirates its contents for therapeutic decompression, with lavage included when performed.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 43753 in Georgia.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 43753 covers
A clinician passes a tube into the stomach and aspirates gastric contents to relieve distention or decompress the stomach. Lavage may be part of the service when performed. A typical situation is therapeutic decompression in a hospital or emergency setting. The service is distinct from placing a tube for feeding and from collecting gastric contents for diagnostic testing.
Report 43753 when the documented purpose is treatment, such as decompression, and the procedure includes gastric aspiration. The record should support the therapeutic indication and describe the intubation and aspiration performed; document lavage if performed. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this service.
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.
Where 43753 pays more and less in Georgia
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Unavailable | $21.00 |
| Rest Of Georgia | Unavailable | $20.56 |
How the 43753 rate is calculated
Each of 43753’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.
How the rate is built · 43753
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.44
0.44 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.09
0.09 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.08
0.08 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
0.6100
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$20.37
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 43753
The CMS indicators that decide how 43753 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 43753
Gastric aspiration
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 000 | Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 2 | Paid. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 80 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
43753 without 80 · national facility
$20.37
Gastric aspiration
43753-80 · Assistant: 16%
$3.26
A physician assistant at surgery is paid 16% of the surgeon’s fee schedule amount.
43753 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
4 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 43752Gastric tube placement
- 43752 represents nasal or oral stomach-tube intubation. Choose 43753 when the documented service includes therapeutic aspiration for a purpose such as decompression.
- 43754Gastric aspiration
- 43754 is for diagnostic gastric-content collection when one specimen is obtained. 43753 describes therapeutic aspiration, not diagnostic sampling.
- 43755Gastric aspiration
- 43755 is for diagnostic gastric-content collection involving multiple specimens. The therapeutic purpose, rather than specimen count, distinguishes 43753.
43753 billing questions
How is 43753 different from 43752?
43753 is for therapeutic gastric intubation with aspiration, such as decompression. Use 43752 for nasal or oral stomach-tube intubation when the service is tube placement rather than the therapeutic aspiration described by 43753.
Can 43753 be reported for gastric contents collected for testing?
No. When the purpose is diagnostic collection of gastric contents, consider 43754 for a single specimen or 43755 for multiple specimens.
Is lavage included in 43753?
Lavage is included when performed as part of the therapeutic gastric intubation and aspiration service.
Can modifier 50 be appended?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this service.
What global period applies?
The service has a 0-day global period. Same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included.
May an assistant, co-surgeon, or surgical team be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted under the CMS rules for this code.
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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