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

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, 2026One payment locality1.7K Medicare services in 2024

CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 01712 in El Centro, CA.

UnavailableOffice (non-facility)
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Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 01712 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

We’ll open 01712 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in El Centro, CA
  2. What 01712 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. 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.

How El Centro, CA compares for 01712

01712 in El Centro, CA vs other payment areas
  1. El Centro, CA · this pageUnavailable
  2. Bakersfield, CA · CaliforniaUnavailable
  3. Chico, CA · CaliforniaUnavailable
  4. Fresno, CA · CaliforniaUnavailable
  5. Hanford, CA · CaliforniaUnavailable
  6. Los Angeles, CA · CaliforniaUnavailable
  7. Madera, CA · CaliforniaUnavailable

Other areas in California first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

01712 in every other Medicare payment locality
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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

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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.

Codes related to 01712

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

Codes related to 01712
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, El Centro, CA
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

How 01712 has changed in El Centro, CA

01712 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    No ratechanged toNo rate

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D, RVU18AR1, RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D, RVU19A, RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D, RVU20A, RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D, RVU21A, RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D, RVU22A, RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D, RVU23A, RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D, RVU24A, RVU24AR, RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D, RVU25A, RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D, RVU26A, RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D, RVU14A, RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D, RVU15A, RVU15B, RVU15C, RVU15D, RVU16A, RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU26D
2026-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU26C
2026-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU26B
2026-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU26A
2025-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU25D
2025-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU25C
2025-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU25B
2025-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU25A
2024-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU24D
2024-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU24C
2024-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU24B
2024-03-09UnavailableUnavailableRVU24AR
2024-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU24A
2023-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU23D
2023-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU23C
2023-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU23B
2023-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU23A
2022-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU22D
2022-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU22C
2022-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU22B
2022-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU22A
2021-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU21D
2021-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU21C
2021-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU21B
2021-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU21A
2020-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU20D
2020-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU20C
2020-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU20B
2020-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU20A
2019-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU19D
2019-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU19C
2019-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU19B
2019-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU19A
2018-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU18D
2018-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU18C
2018-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU18B
2018-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU18AR1
2017-10-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU17D
2017-07-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU17C
2017-04-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU17B
2017-01-01UnavailableUnavailableRVU17A
2016-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16D
2016-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16C
2016-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16B
2016-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU16A
2015-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15D
2015-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15C
2015-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15B
2015-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU15A
2014-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14D
2014-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14C
2014-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14B
2014-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU14A
2013-10-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13D
2013-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13C
2013-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13B
2013-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13AR

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Where the El Centro, CA rate applies

El Centro, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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  • Brawley
  • Calexico
  • Calipatria
  • Desert Shores
  • El Centro Naval Air Facility
  • Heber

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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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