CPT code 11042: Wound debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Arkansas

In Arkansas, Medicare pays $117.03 for 11042 in the office and $51.04 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 11042 covers

Clinicians remove nonviable subcutaneous tissue from an open wound, sometimes taking overlying skin, using a scalpel, scissors, curette, or forceps. Podiatrists, wound care clinicians, surgeons, and qualified nonphysician practitioners perform this work in offices, outpatient wound centers, and hospitals. Typical wounds include diabetic foot ulcers, pressure injuries, venous leg ulcers, and dehisced surgical incisions. The code depends on subcutaneous tissue actually removed, not simply exposed by the wound.

Report 11042 for the first 20 sq cm or less debrided to subcutaneous depth; add 11045 for each additional 20 sq cm or part thereof. Sum debrided areas of separate wounds at this depth, but size wounds debrided to muscle or bone separately. Record each wound's location, debrided area, tissue removed, instrument, and deepest tissue level removed. The 0-day global period includes routine same-day preoperative and postoperative care. Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures performed in the same session at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; assistant-at-surgery payment is statutorily restricted, and 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 Arkansas compares for 11042

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 11042 runs from $117.03 in Arkansas to $176.41 in San Benito County, CA. Arkansas pays $117.03. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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11042 rates by state

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How the 11042 rate is calculated

Each of 11042’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 11042

The CMS indicators that decide how 11042 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 11042

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

How 11042 has changed in Arkansas

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Where the Arkansas rate applies

Arkansas is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 626 cities and communities in Arkansas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Acorn
• Adona
• Alexander
• Alicia
• Alix
• Alleene
• Allport
• Alma

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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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