CPT code 10060: Abscess drainage, simple, single abscess2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, Medicare pays $129.46 for 10060 in the office and $101.09 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 10060 nationwide

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

What 10060 covers

A clinician makes an incision to release pus from a single, straightforward abscess, commonly a skin or subcutaneous boil or localized abscess. The service is typically performed by a physician or other qualified practitioner in an office, urgent care setting, or emergency department. The code describes the drainage procedure, not evaluation of an abscess without drainage or needle aspiration alone.

Choose 10060 when the documented service treats one abscess with a simple drainage approach; use 10061 when the procedure is complex or involves multiple abscesses. Document the site, findings, and drainage performed so the record supports the level selected. Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay for an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeon and team-surgery billing are not permitted.

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 Puerto Rico compares for 10060

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 10060 runs from $114.57 in Arkansas to $168.30 in San Benito County, CA. Puerto Rico pays $129.46. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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10060 rates by state

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

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How the 10060 rate is calculated

Each of 10060’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 10060

10060 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 10060

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

How 10060 has changed in Puerto Rico

Price 10060 for an earlier date of service

Where the Puerto Rico rate applies

Puerto Rico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 292 cities and communities in Puerto Rico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aceitunas
• Adjuntas
• Aguada
• Aguadilla
• Aguas Buenas
• Aguas Claras
• Aguilita
• Aibonito

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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