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CPT code 01712: Upper-arm tenotomy, open procedure, elbow to shoulder2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for open tenotomy of a tendon in the upper arm between the elbow and shoulder, reported for the operative encounter.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities1.7K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 01712

Upper-arm tenotomy, open procedure, elbow to shoulder

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0
Total RVUs
0.00
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

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Not priced in the facility setting.

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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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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 01712 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 01712 covers

This service covers anesthesia for an open tenotomy of a tendon in the upper arm, between the elbow and shoulder. An anesthesiologist or CRNA provides and reports anesthesia for the operative encounter.

Choose this code when the operative report identifies an open tendon division in that region. Tenoplasty and tenodesis have separate anesthesia codes, while 01710 is for an upper-arm or elbow nerve, muscle, or tendon procedure not otherwise specified. The anesthesia record and operative report should support the site, open approach, and tenotomy. This code has 5 base units; Medicare payment is (base units + time units) multiplied by the locality's anesthesia conversion factor, which varies by locality. Anesthesia time is reported in minutes from when the practitioner begins preparing the patient until the practitioner is no longer in personal attendance and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care, then converted to 15-minute units to one decimal place.

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 01712 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

01712 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailableUnavailable
AlaskaUnavailableUnavailable
ArizonaUnavailableUnavailable
ArkansasUnavailableUnavailable
Atlanta, GAUnavailableUnavailable
Austin, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Bakersfield, CAUnavailableUnavailable
Baltimore area, MDUnavailableUnavailable
Beaumont, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Brazoria, TXUnavailableUnavailable

01712 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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01712 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 01712 rate is calculated

Each of 01712’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 · 01712

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.00

0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

0.0000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$0.00

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 01712

01712 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.

Place of service · 01712

Which rate does Medicare pay?

The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).

POS 11 · non-facility rate · national

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01712 isn’t priced in this setting.

01712 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 01712

    Upper-arm tenotomy, open procedure, elbow to shoulder0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01710

    Upper-arm/elbow anesthesia, nerve, muscle, tendon NOS0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01714

    Tenoplasty anesthesia, upper arm or elbow0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01716

    Tenodesis anesthesia, upper arm or elbow0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01740

    Other elbow anesthesia, open or arthroscopic, unspecified0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

01710Upper-arm/elbow anesthesiaNerve, muscle, tendon NOS
01710 is for an upper-arm or elbow nerve, muscle, or tendon procedure without a more specific procedure type. Use 01712 when the documented procedure is open tenotomy.
01714Tenoplasty anesthesiaUpper arm or elbow
01714 is for tenoplasty. 01712 applies when the tendon procedure is an open tenotomy.
01716Tenodesis anesthesiaUpper arm or elbow
01716 is for tenodesis. 01712 applies to open tenotomy in the upper arm between elbow and shoulder.
01740Other elbow anesthesiaOpen or arthroscopic, unspecified
01740 is for an open or arthroscopic elbow procedure not otherwise specified; 01712 identifies open tenotomy in the upper arm region between elbow and shoulder.

Codes related to 01712

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 01712
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
01710Upper-arm/elbow anesthesia, nerve, muscle, tendon NOSNonspecific upper-arm or elbow nerve, muscle, or tendon procedure; 01712 identifies open tenotomy.No office rate
01714Tenoplasty anesthesia, upper arm or elbowAnesthesia for upper-arm or elbow tenoplasty, rather than open tenotomy.No office rate
01716Tenodesis anesthesia, upper arm or elbowAnesthesia for upper-arm or elbow tenodesis, rather than open tenotomy.No office rate

01712 billing questions

When should I choose 01712 instead of 01714 or 01716?

Use 01712 for an open tenotomy in the upper arm between the elbow and shoulder. The neighboring codes identify tenoplasty and tenodesis, respectively.

How does 01712 differ from 01710?

01712 identifies an open tenotomy; 01710 is the nonspecific code for an upper-arm or elbow nerve, muscle, or tendon procedure when no more specific procedure type is identified.

What should the records document?

The operative report should establish the tendon site, open approach, and tenotomy. The anesthesia record should support the anesthesia service and its start and end times.

How are Medicare anesthesia units calculated?

The code carries 5 base units, which are combined with time units and multiplied by the locality's anesthesia conversion factor. Time is recorded in minutes and converted to 15-minute units to one decimal place.

How does Medicare pay when an anesthesiologist medically directs a CRNA?

Medicare pays each 50% of the allowance for the personally performed service when the anesthesiologist medically directs the CRNA.

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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