CPT code 11010: Fracture debridement, skin and subcutaneous tissue2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Alabama

In Alabama, Medicare pays $419.96 for 11010 in the office and $227.65 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 11010 covers

This service is debridement at an open fracture or dislocation site when the work is limited to skin and subcutaneous tissue. The surgeon removes contaminated or nonviable tissue and may remove foreign material from the injury site. Orthopedic and trauma surgeons commonly perform it in the operating room during initial management of an open fracture or dislocation, often alongside definitive fracture treatment.

Choose the code by the deepest tissue debrided at the fracture or dislocation site, not by wound area: use this level when work does not extend into muscle, fascia, or bone. The operative note should identify the injury site, tissues removed, and any foreign material addressed. Medicare assigns a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. CMS pricing treats this code as already bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeons and team surgery 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 Alabama compares for 11010

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 11010 runs from $413.76 in Arkansas to $608.66 in San Benito County, CA. Alabama pays $419.96. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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11010 rates by state

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How the 11010 rate is calculated

Each of 11010’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 11010

11010 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 11010

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

How 11010 has changed in Alabama

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Where the Alabama rate applies

Alabama is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 595 cities and communities in Alabama. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abanda
• Abbeville
• Adamsville
• Addison
• Akron
• Alabaster
• Albertville
• Alexander City

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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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