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CPT code 01756: Elbow anesthesia, radical open or arthroscopic2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for radical open or arthroscopic elbow procedures is reported when the operative work is radical rather than another specifically classified elbow operation.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities604 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 01756

Elbow anesthesia, radical open or arthroscopic

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 01756 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 01756 covers

01756 is for anesthesia during a radical open or arthroscopic operation on the elbow. The underlying surgery is performed by an orthopedic surgeon; an anesthesiologist or CRNA reports the anesthesia service in an operating room, including hospital and ambulatory surgery center settings. Select it for a radical elbow procedure, not merely because the approach is open or arthroscopic.

The operative report should establish the radical nature and elbow site of the work, while the anesthesia record supports the service and its start and stop times. Use 01740 for open or arthroscopic elbow procedures that are not assigned a more specific anesthesia code; use distinct codes for elbow osteotomy, humeral repair, cyst excision, and total elbow replacement when those procedures describe the operation. This code has six base units. Medicare payment is (base units + time units) multiplied by the anesthesia conversion factor for the locality, which varies by locality. Time starts when the practitioner begins preparing the patient for anesthesia and ends when the practitioner is no longer in personal attendance and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care. CMS converts reported minutes to 15-minute time units, computed 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 01756 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

01756 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

01756 rates by state

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

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01756 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 01756 rate is calculated

Each of 01756’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 · 01756

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 01756

01756 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 · 01756

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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01756 isn’t priced in this setting.

01756 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 01756

    Elbow anesthesia, radical open or arthroscopic0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01740

    Other elbow anesthesia, open or arthroscopic, unspecified0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01742

    Elbow osteotomy, open or arthroscopic osteotomy0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01758

    Elbow cyst anesthesia, open or arthroscopic excision0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01760

    Elbow replacement anesthesia, total joint replacement0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

01740Other elbow anesthesiaOpen or arthroscopic, unspecified
01740 covers open or arthroscopic elbow procedures without a more specific anesthesia code. Use 01756 for a radical elbow procedure.
01742Elbow osteotomyOpen or arthroscopic osteotomy
01742 is for elbow osteotomy; 01756 is for a radical open or arthroscopic elbow procedure.
01758Elbow cyst anesthesiaOpen or arthroscopic excision
01758 is for elbow cyst excision. Use 01756 for a radical elbow procedure instead.
01760Elbow replacement anesthesiaTotal joint replacement
01760 applies to total elbow replacement, while 01756 applies to radical elbow procedures.

Codes related to 01756

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

Codes related to 01756
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
01740Other elbow anesthesia, open or arthroscopic, unspecifiedFor open or arthroscopic elbow procedures without a more specific anesthesia code.No office rate
01742Elbow osteotomy, open or arthroscopic osteotomyA distinct anesthesia code for elbow osteotomy.No office rate
01744Elbow repair anesthesia, humeral nonunion or malunionA distinct anesthesia code for elbow procedures involving humeral repair.No office rate
01758Elbow cyst anesthesia, open or arthroscopic excisionA distinct anesthesia code for elbow cyst excision.No office rate
01760Elbow replacement anesthesia, total joint replacementA distinct anesthesia code for total elbow replacement.No office rate

01756 billing questions

When should I use 01756 instead of 01740?

Use 01756 for a radical open or arthroscopic elbow procedure. Use 01740 for open or arthroscopic elbow procedures that are not assigned a more specific anesthesia code.

How does 01756 differ from 01758?

01756 is for radical elbow procedures. 01758 is the distinct anesthesia code for elbow cyst excision.

What should the records show?

The operative report should establish that the procedure is radical and involves the elbow. The anesthesia record should support the anesthesia service and its start and stop times.

How are time units calculated for 01756?

Report anesthesia time in minutes; it is converted to 15-minute units computed to one decimal place. Time runs from preparation for anesthesia until personal attendance ends and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care.

What are the Medicare base units for 01756?

01756 has six base units. Medicare payment is based on 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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