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CPT 32852 — Lung transplant with bypass

CPT code 32852 (Lung transplant with bypass) carries 63.86 work RVUs under the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Total RVUs are 99.63 in a non-facility setting and 99.63 in a facility setting, which at the 2026 conversion factor of $33.40 works out to $3,327.73 and $3,327.73 respectively.

63.86
Work RVU
99.63
Total RVU (non-facility)
$3,327.73
Medicare, non-facility
$3,327.73
Medicare, facility
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RVU breakdown for CPT 32852

ComponentRVUsWhat it covers
Work RVU63.86Physician time, skill, effort, and stress.
Practice expense RVU (non-facility)20.44Office overhead, staff, supplies.
Practice expense RVU (facility)0.0Overhead when performed in a hospital.
Malpractice RVU15.33Professional liability cost.
Total RVU (non-facility)99.63Work + non-facility PE + malpractice.
Total RVU (facility)99.63Work + facility PE + malpractice.

How Medicare payment is calculated

Medicare multiplies total RVUs by the annual conversion factor. For CPT 32852 in 2026:

SettingTotal RVUConversion factorNational payment
Non-facility99.63$33.40$3,327.73
Facility99.63$33.40$3,327.73

These are national amounts. Actual payment is adjusted by the Geographic Practice Cost Index for your locality — check yours with the GPCI lookup.

Billing rules for CPT 32852

Global period
90-day global — major surgery; 90 days of follow-up care included.
Multiple procedure reduction
Subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction (100%/50%/50%…).
Bilateral surgery
Bilateral adjustment does not apply.
Assistant surgeon
Permitted.
Co-surgeon
Not permitted.
Team surgery
Permitted.

Related codes

Codes in the same CMS family, with their work RVU values.

32851 · 58.15 wRVU32853 · 82.37 wRVU32854 · 87.75 wRVU

Questions about CPT 32852

How many work RVUs is CPT 32852?

CPT 32852 is assigned 63.86 work RVUs in the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

What does Medicare pay for CPT 32852?

At the 2026 national conversion factor of $33.40, CPT 32852 pays approximately $3,327.73 in a non-facility setting and $3,327.73 in a facility setting before geographic adjustment.

What is the global period for CPT 32852?

90-day global — major surgery; 90 days of follow-up care included.

RVU values reflect the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (conversion factor $33.40). Payment figures are national and unadjusted for geography. Verify against the official fee schedule before using for billing.