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CPT code 11300: Shave removal, trunk or extremity, 0.5 cm or less2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

Reports superficial shave removal of a skin lesion measuring 0.5 cm or less on the trunk, arm, or leg for diagnostic or therapeutic care.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality98.2K Medicare services in 2024

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $111.14 for 11300 in the office and $30.08 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$111.14Office (non-facility)
$30.08Hospital or facility
+15.1%vs the national office rate ($96.53)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 11300 nationwide

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

We’ll open 11300 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Washington, DC area
  2. What 11300 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 11300 covers

A clinician removes a small, raised or superficial skin lesion by shaving through the epidermis and into the dermis, rather than excising the lesion through its full thickness. Dermatologists, primary care clinicians, and other qualified practitioners commonly perform this service in an office; it may also be performed in a facility. The specimen may be submitted for histopathologic examination when indicated.

Select this code for a lesion on the trunk, arm, or leg that measures 0.5 cm or less. Document the lesion’s location, size, clinical reason for removal, and shave technique; report each lesion separately rather than combining measurements. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeon and team-surgery payment 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 Washington, DC area compares for 11300

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 11300 runs from $85.01 in Arkansas to $130.84 in San Benito County, CA. Washington, DC area pays $111.14. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

11300 in Washington, DC area vs other payment areas
  1. Washington, DC area · this page$111.14
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$110.35−$0.79
  3. Miami, FL · Florida$102.66−$8.48
  4. Chicago, IL · Illinois$99.64−$11.50
  5. Manhattan, NY · New York$111.08−$0.06
  6. Alaska · Alaska$110.35−$0.79
  7. Alabama · Alabama$86.31−$24.83

Other areas in District of Columbia first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

11300 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
ArkansasArkansas$85.01$25.90
ArizonaArizona$93.92$27.25
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$103.30$27.89
Chico, CACalifornia$103.12$27.71
El Centro, CACalifornia$103.13$27.72
Fresno, CACalifornia$103.12$27.71
Hanford, CACalifornia$103.12$27.71
Madera, CACalifornia$103.12$27.71

11300 rates by state

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

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$85.01

$116.98

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11300 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$110.351
AL$86.311
AR$85.011
AZ$93.921
CA$103.12–$130.8429
CO$101.111
CT$103.101
DC$111.141
DE$95.531
FL$94.24–$102.663
GA$88.83–$98.192
GU$105.931
HI$105.931
IA$88.961
ID$89.491
IL$91.15–$100.234
IN$90.041
KS$88.351
KY$88.051
LA$87.84–$92.392
MA$100.40–$111.632
MD$97.46–$111.143
ME$89.79–$95.122
MI$90.28–$95.282
MN$97.291
MO$86.15–$92.943
MS$85.611
MT$96.521
NC$90.791
ND$95.341
NE$89.521
NH$99.351
NJ$104.39–$109.882
NM$90.721
NV$96.271
NY$92.19–$113.655
OH$90.041
OK$88.081
OR$95.63–$104.642
PA$90.28–$100.342
PR$97.321
RI$99.161
SC$90.541
SD$95.201
TN$88.791
TX$89.65–$100.688
UT$91.841
VA$94.67–$111.142
VI$97.321
VT$94.791
WA$100.27–$114.132
WI$92.001
WV$87.591
WY$96.011

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How the 11300 rate is calculated

Each of 11300’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.

How the rate is built · 11300

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.59

0.59 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense2.24

2.24 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.06

0.06 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

2.8900

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$96.53

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Washington, DC area inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,292

Code
11300
Physician work
0.59
Practice expense
2.24
Malpractice
0.06

GPCI2026.csv

39

Locality
Washington, DC area
Physician work
1.054
Practice expense
1.178
Malpractice
1.113
Office calculation for 11300 in Washington, DC area
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.59× 1.0540.6219
Practice expense2.24× 1.1782.6387
Malpractice0.06× 1.1130.0668
Total RVUs3.3274
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Washington, DC area$111.14

Office: (0.59 × 1.054 + 2.24 × 1.178 + 0.06 × 1.113) × $33.4009 = $111.14

Facility: (0.59 × 1.054 + 0.18 × 1.178 + 0.06 × 1.113) × $33.4009 = $30.08

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Payment rules and modifiers for 11300

The CMS indicators that decide how 11300 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 11300

Shave removal, trunk or extremity, 0.5 cm or less

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)9The concept doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

11300 without 51 · national office

$96.53

Shave removal, trunk or extremity, 0.5 cm or less

11300-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$48.27

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 11300

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

Codes related to 11300
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Washington, DC area
Same family
11301Shave lesion, trunk or limb, 0.6–1.0 cmShave removal on the same body sites for a lesion measuring 0.6–1.0 cm.$133.11
11302Shave removal, trunk or limb, 1.1–2.0 cmShave removal on the same body sites for a lesion measuring 1.1–2.0 cm.$150.60
11305Shave removal, scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitaliaSame size range, but for specified sites such as scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia.$115.84
11310Shave removal, face, 0.5 cm or smallerSame size range for face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mucous membrane.$128.03
Used instead
11102Tangential skin biopsy, first or only lesionTangential skin biopsy when sampling, rather than lesion removal, is the service performed.$109.75
11400Skin lesion excision, trunk, arm, or leg; 0.5 cm or lessFull-thickness excision of a small benign lesion on the trunk or extremities.$146.81

How 11300 has changed in Washington, DC area

11300 · Office / nonfacility

$111.14

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.06 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $111.08 to $111.14 (0.1%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $111.08changed to$111.14

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.60 changed to 0.59
    • Practice expense RVU 2.29 changed to 2.24
    • Work GPCI 1.057 changed to 1.054
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.192 changed to 1.178
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.168 changed to 1.113

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $117.08changed to$111.08

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 2.35 changed to 2.29
    • Malpractice RVU 0.07 changed to 0.06

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $115.17changed to$117.08

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $122.30changed to$115.17

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 2.38 changed to 2.35
    • Work GPCI 1.056 changed to 1.057
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.214 changed to 1.192
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.231 changed to 1.168

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $127.25changed to$122.30

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 2.39 changed to 2.38
    • Work GPCI 1.054 changed to 1.056
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.236 changed to 1.214
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.294 changed to 1.231

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $126.97changed to$127.25

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 2.38 changed to 2.39
    • Malpractice RVU 0.05 changed to 0.07

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $121.54changed to$126.97

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 2.18 changed to 2.38
    • Malpractice RVU 0.06 changed to 0.05
    • Work GPCI 1.049 changed to 1.054
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.221 changed to 1.236
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.277 changed to 1.294

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $116.99changed to$121.54

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 2.09 changed to 2.18
    • Malpractice RVU 0.08 changed to 0.06
    • Work GPCI 1.045 changed to 1.049
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.205 changed to 1.221
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.261 changed to 1.277

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $117.73changed to$116.99

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 2.11 changed to 2.09

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $117.03changed to$117.73

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 2.10 changed to 2.11
    • Work GPCI 1.048 changed to 1.045
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.271 changed to 1.261

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $115.12changed to$117.03

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 2.06 changed to 2.10
    • Work GPCI 1.051 changed to 1.048
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.280 changed to 1.271

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $115.51changed to$115.12

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 2.07 changed to 2.06
    • Malpractice RVU 0.07 changed to 0.08

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $114.94changed to$115.51

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $112.14changed to$114.94

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 2.00 changed to 2.07
    • Malpractice RVU 0.08 changed to 0.07
    • Work GPCI 1.050 changed to 1.051
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.202 changed to 1.205
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.205 changed to 1.280

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $117.01changed to$112.14

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 2.27 changed to 2.00
    • Work GPCI 1.049 changed to 1.050
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.198 changed to 1.202
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.130 changed to 1.205

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $117.01

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$111.14$30.08RVU26D
2026-07-01$111.14$30.08RVU26C
2026-04-01$111.14$30.08RVU26B
2026-01-01$111.14$30.08RVU26A
2025-10-01$111.08$36.28RVU25D
2025-07-01$111.08$36.28RVU25C
2025-04-01$111.08$36.28RVU25B
2025-01-01$111.08$36.28RVU25A
2024-10-01$117.08$37.32RVU24D
2024-07-01$117.08$37.32RVU24C
2024-04-01$117.08$37.32RVU24B
2024-03-09$117.08$37.32RVU24AR
2024-01-01$115.17$36.71RVU24A
2023-10-01$122.30$38.38RVU23D
2023-07-01$122.30$38.38RVU23C
2023-04-01$122.30$38.38RVU23B
2023-01-01$122.30$38.38RVU23A
2022-10-01$127.25$39.13RVU22D
2022-07-01$127.25$39.13RVU22C
2022-04-01$127.25$39.13RVU22B
2022-01-01$127.25$39.13RVU22A
2021-10-01$126.97$38.56RVU21D
2021-07-01$126.97$38.56RVU21C
2021-04-01$126.97$38.56RVU21B
2021-01-01$126.97$38.56RVU21A
2020-10-01$121.54$40.02RVU20D
2020-07-01$121.54$40.02RVU20C
2020-04-01$121.54$40.02RVU20B
2020-01-01$121.54$40.02RVU20A
2019-10-01$116.99$40.56RVU19D
2019-07-01$116.99$40.56RVU19C
2019-04-01$116.99$40.56RVU19B
2019-01-01$116.99$40.56RVU19A
2018-10-01$117.73$40.95RVU18D
2018-07-01$117.73$40.95RVU18C
2018-04-01$117.73$40.95RVU18B
2018-01-01$117.73$40.95RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$117.03$40.92RVU17D
2017-07-01$117.03$40.92RVU17C
2017-04-01$117.03$40.92RVU17B
2017-01-01$117.03$40.92RVU17A
2016-10-01$115.12$40.48RVU16D
2016-07-01$115.12$40.48RVU16C
2016-04-01$115.12$40.48RVU16B
2016-01-01$115.12$40.48RVU16A
2015-10-01$115.51$40.17RVU15D
2015-07-01$115.51$40.17RVU15C
2015-04-01$114.94$39.97RVU15B
2015-01-01$114.94$39.97RVU15A
2014-10-01$112.14$39.80RVU14D
2014-07-01$112.14$39.80RVU14C
2014-04-01$112.14$39.80RVU14B
2014-01-01$112.14$39.80RVU14A
2013-10-01$117.01$38.76RVU13D
2013-07-01$117.01$38.76RVU13C
2013-04-01$117.01$38.76RVU13B
2013-01-01$117.01$38.76RVU13AR

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

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11300 billing questions

Which body sites qualify for this code?

Use it for a lesion on the trunk, arm, or leg measuring 0.5 cm or less. Site-specific shave codes apply to other body regions.

How is the lesion size selected?

Use the lesion’s measured size before removal, not the size of the specimen after shaving. This code is for lesions measuring 0.5 cm or less.

Can this code be used for a diagnostic biopsy?

Use this code when the clinician shaves off the lesion itself. A tangential biopsy code such as 11102 is generally considered when the service obtains a diagnostic sample rather than removing the lesion.

Is same-day care included in the procedure?

Yes. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care.

How are multiple procedures paid in one session?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures in the same session are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction.

What should the record show?

Document the exact body site, lesion size, clinical indication, and shave technique. When multiple lesions are treated, identify each lesion separately.

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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 11300PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,292 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Washington, DC areaGPCI2026.csv, line 39 (RVU26D)

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