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CPT code 01742: Elbow osteotomy, open or arthroscopic osteotomy2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for open or arthroscopic elbow osteotomy, reported for operations in which the surgeon cuts elbow bone as part of the procedure.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities122 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 01742

Elbow osteotomy, open or arthroscopic osteotomy

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 01742 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 01742 covers

01742 covers anesthesia for an open or arthroscopic operation that includes an osteotomy at the elbow. An osteotomy involves cutting bone; this code identifies the anesthesia service, not the surgeon’s operative work. An anesthesiologist or CRNA reports the anesthesia service for the operation, while the surgeon reports the operative procedure separately.

Choose 01742 for the elbow osteotomy category rather than 01740 for other open or arthroscopic elbow procedures, 01744 for humeral repair, 01756 for radial procedures, or 01758 for cyst excision. The operative report should establish the elbow osteotomy, and the anesthesia record should document start and end times. The code has 5 base units; Medicare payment is (base units + time units) multiplied by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Time runs from when the anesthesia practitioner begins preparing the patient until personal attendance ends and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care; minutes convert to 15-minute units, calculated 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 01742 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

01742 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

01742 rates by state

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

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01742 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 01742 rate is calculated

Each of 01742’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 · 01742

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 01742

01742 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 · 01742

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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01742 isn’t priced in this setting.

01742 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 01742

    Elbow osteotomy, open or arthroscopic osteotomy0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01740

    Other elbow anesthesia, open or arthroscopic, unspecified0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01744

    Elbow repair anesthesia, humeral nonunion or malunion0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01756

    Elbow anesthesia, radical open or arthroscopic0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01732

    Elbow arthroscopy anesthesia, diagnostic joint inspection0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

01740Other elbow anesthesiaOpen or arthroscopic, unspecified
01742 is the specific choice when an elbow osteotomy is performed. 01740 covers other open or arthroscopic elbow procedures.
01744Elbow repair anesthesiaHumeral nonunion or malunion
Choose 01744 for an elbow procedure involving humeral repair; choose 01742 when the operation includes an osteotomy.
01756Elbow anesthesiaRadical open or arthroscopic
01756 is for elbow procedures involving the radius. 01742 is for an elbow osteotomy.
01732Elbow arthroscopy anesthesiaDiagnostic joint inspection
01732 is for diagnostic elbow arthroscopy. 01742 applies when the elbow operation includes an osteotomy.

Codes related to 01742

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

Codes related to 01742
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
01740Other elbow anesthesia, open or arthroscopic, unspecifiedBroader open or arthroscopic elbow anesthesia category for procedures without a more specific category.No office rate
01744Elbow repair anesthesia, humeral nonunion or malunionSeparate elbow anesthesia category for procedures involving humeral repair.No office rate
01756Elbow anesthesia, radical open or arthroscopicElbow anesthesia category for procedures involving the radius.No office rate
01758Elbow cyst anesthesia, open or arthroscopic excisionElbow anesthesia category for procedures involving cyst excision.No office rate

01742 billing questions

When should I choose 01742 instead of 01740?

Use 01742 when the elbow operation includes an osteotomy. Use 01740 for other open or arthroscopic elbow procedures that do not fit a more specific anesthesia category.

How does 01742 differ from anesthesia for humeral repair?

01742 is for an elbow osteotomy. Compare the operative details with 01744 when the operation involves humeral repair instead.

What should the records show?

The operative report should establish that an elbow osteotomy was performed. The anesthesia record should document when preparation for anesthesia began and when personal attendance ended with the patient safe for postoperative care.

How are time units calculated for 01742?

Anesthesia time is reported in minutes and converted to 15-minute units, calculated to one decimal place. For example, 38 minutes equals 2.5 time units.

What are the base units and Medicare payment calculation?

01742 has 5 base units. Medicare calculates anesthesia payment using base units plus time units, multiplied by the anesthesia conversion factor for the payment locality.

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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