CPT code 11103: Tangential skin biopsy, each separate or additional lesion2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virginia

In Virginia, Medicare pays $47.78 for 11103 in the office and $17.24 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 11103 covers

This add-on captures a tangential sample from another distinct skin lesion during a session with a primary skin biopsy. A shave, scoop, saucerization, or curettage removes epidermis and sometimes dermis for diagnostic examination without a wedge incision. Dermatologists, primary care clinicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants perform these biopsies in offices or outpatient clinics when evaluating multiple suspicious lesions, such as possible basal cell carcinomas or atypical pigmented lesions. Routine hemostasis and simple closure are included.

Report one unit of 11103 for each additional lesion sampled tangentially, not for extra passes or fragments from the same lesion. For mixed methods, select the primary biopsy code by technique complexity: incisional before punch before tangential; select each add-on by its own technique. Document each lesion's location, clinical concern, sampling method, and corresponding specimen so the lesion count and technique are clear. CMS requires this add-on with a primary biopsy procedure and pays it 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 Virginia compares for 11103

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 11103 runs from $43.17 in Arkansas to $65.01 in San Benito County, CA. Virginia pays $47.78. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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11103 rates by state

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How the 11103 rate is calculated

Each of 11103’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 11103

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Codes related to 11103

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How 11103 has changed in Virginia

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Where the Virginia rate applies

Virginia is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 628 cities and communities in Virginia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbs Valley
• Abingdon
• Accomac
• Adwolf
• Afton
• Alberta
• Aldie
• Allison Gap

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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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