CPT code 10010: Fine needle aspiration, additional lesion, CT-guided2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $269.87 for 10010 in the office and $70.39 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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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.

What 10010 covers

A clinician uses CT to localize and guide a fine needle into an additional distinct lesion, aspirating cells or fluid for cytologic evaluation. The service is typically performed by an interventional radiologist or another physician performing image-guided sampling, often in a hospital or outpatient procedure suite. CT can help target lesions that are deep or difficult to access by palpation or other imaging methods.

Report one unit for each additional lesion sampled after the first CT-guided lesion, which is reported with 10009. Additional needle passes into the same lesion do not constitute additional lesions. The procedure note should identify each target separately and document CT guidance and sampling. CMS classifies 10010 as an add-on code: report it only with its primary procedure, 10009, and payment falls within that procedure's global period.

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 Washington, DC area compares for 10010

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 10010 runs from $207.16 in Arkansas to $314.87 in San Benito County, CA. Washington, DC area pays $269.87. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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10010 rates by state

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How the 10010 rate is calculated

Each of 10010’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 10010

The CMS indicators that decide how 10010 is paid alongside other services.

Codes related to 10010

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How 10010 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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.

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