CPT code 33788: Pulmonary artery revision2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Ohio
Reports operative revision of a pulmonary artery when the vessel itself requires surgical correction, such as during repair of a prior reconstruction or other structural abnormality.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 33788 in Ohio.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
On this page 9 sections
What 33788 covers
This code represents an operation to revise the pulmonary artery itself. A cardiothoracic surgeon may perform the procedure in a hospital operating room when an existing pulmonary artery repair or reconstruction needs surgical correction, or when another structural abnormality of the vessel requires revision. The operative report should identify the vessel and describe the revision performed; the diagnosis and procedure details should support why pulmonary artery revision, rather than a different congenital heart repair, was necessary.
Report the service for the pulmonary artery revision documented in the operative record. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during the following 90 days. 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 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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.
33788 in Ohio
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | Unavailable | $1,412.08 |
How the 33788 rate is calculated
Each of 33788’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 · 33788
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work26.73
26.73 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense9.62
9.62 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice6.71
6.71 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
43.0600
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$1,438.24
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 33788
33788 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 33788
Pulmonary artery revision
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 090 | Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 2 | Paid. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 1 | Permitted with supporting documentation. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
| Split (54/55/56) | 0.09/0.84/0.07 | Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care. |
Global surgery period · 33788
Pulmonary artery revision
90-day global period ends
Dec 30, 2026
Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).
Visit on Oct 31, 2026
Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.
Pre-op dayGlobal period
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 51 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
33788 without 51 · national facility
$1,438.24
Pulmonary artery revision
33788-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$719.12
When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).
33788 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
4 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 33736Heart chamber revision
- Use 33788 when the pulmonary artery is revised; 33736 concerns revision of a heart chamber.
- 33778Arterial switch repair
- Code 33778 describes a specific repair for transposition of the great arteries that includes aortic and pulmonary artery reconstruction, not an isolated pulmonary artery revision.
- 33786Truncus repair
- Code 33786 is for repair of an arterial trunk. Choose 33788 when the documented operative target is revision of the pulmonary artery.
33788 billing questions
How is this different from a code for revising a heart chamber?
Code 33788 is for revision of the pulmonary artery. A heart chamber revision, such as 33736, involves a different anatomic target; the operative report should make clear which structure was revised.
What documentation supports reporting 33788?
Document the pulmonary artery involved, the structural problem or prior repair being addressed, and the operative work performed to revise it. The record should distinguish this work from a broader congenital heart repair.
Does the 90-day global period include related postoperative care?
Yes. The global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can modifier 50 be reported?
No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.
How are other procedures in the same session treated?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
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
Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
Fee sheets
Put 33788 and the rest of your codes on one sheet
Build a fee sheet from your own code list at your locality, put your payer contracts beside Medicare, and see what changed each quarter.
Build my fee sheetOr price your code list free →