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33275 Tcat rmvl perm ldls pm w/img

What 33275 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Tcat rmvl perm ldls pm w/img.

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Medicare payment for 33275 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)8.383.012.0013.39$447.24
Facility (hospital, ASC)8.383.012.0013.39$447.24

National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.


Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: 90-day global period.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps 33275 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 3 - date of service edit (clinical): units above the MUE may pay with documentation on appeal), rationale: Nature of Service/Procedure. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with 33275? These codes are bundled into it

33275 is a Column 1 code in 429 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.

Column 2 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
00530Anes perm transvns pm insj0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
00534Anes insertion/rplcmt cvdfb0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01916Anes dx arteriography/vngrph0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01924Anes ther ivntl rad artl nos0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01925Anes ivntl rad artl crtd/c0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01926Anes ivntl rad icr icar/aort0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01930Anes ther ivntl rad ven nos0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01931Anes ivnt rad ntrhpt/prt crc0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01932Anes th ivnt rad ntrthrc/jug0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
01933Anes ther ivntl rad px icr0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0213TNjx paravert w/us cer/thor0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0216TNjx paravert w/us lumb/sac0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0412TRmvl cardiac modulj pls gen1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0413TRmvl car modulj tranvns elt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0414TRmvl & rpl car modulj pls gn1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0415TRepos car modulj tranvns elt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0416TReloc skin pocket pls gen0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0417TPrgrmg eval cardiac modulj1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0418TInterro eval cardiac modulj1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0521TInterrog dev eval wcs ip1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0522TPrgrmg dev eval wcs ip1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0525TInsj/rplcmt compl iims1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0526TInsj/rplcmt iims eltrd only1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0527TInsj/rplcmt iims implt mntr0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0528TPrgrmg dev eval iims ip1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0529TInterrog dev eval iims ip1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0571TInsj/rplcmt icds ss eltrd1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0572TInsertion ss dfb electrode0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0573TRemoval ss dfb electrode0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0574TRepos prev ss impl dfb eltrd0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 429 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

33275 is bundled into these codes

33275 appears as a Column 2 code in 22 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 33275 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0409TInsj/rplc car modulj pls gn0Check pair
0515TInsj wcs lv compl sys1Check pair
0516TInsj wcs lv eltrd only1Check pair
0517TInsj wcs lv both compnt pg1Check pair
0695TBdy srf mpg pm/cvdfb tm impl1Check pair
0799TTcat rmvl 2chmbr ldls pm ra0Check pair
0800TTcat rmvl 2chmbr ldls pm rv0Check pair
0801TTcat rmv&rpl 2chmbr ldls pm0Check pair
0802TTcat rmv&rpl2chmb ldls pm ra0Check pair
0803TTcat rmv&rpl2chmb ldls pm rv0Check pair
33212Insert pulse gen sngl lead0Check pair
33213Insert pulse gen dual leads0Check pair
33218Repair lead pace-defib one0Check pair
33220Repair lead pace-defib dual0Check pair
33221Insert pulse gen mult leads0Check pair

Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.