CPT code 11302: Shave removal, trunk or limb, 1.1–2.0 cm2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $131.60 for 11302 nationally in the office and $48.43 in a hospital or facility. Local office rates run $116.81–$175.73.

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

What 11302 covers

This service removes a skin lesion by shaving at or near the skin surface, without excising a full-thickness section of surrounding skin. It applies to a single lesion on the trunk, an arm, or a leg when its documented diameter falls in the 1.1–2.0 cm size group. Dermatologists and other clinicians who perform skin procedures commonly provide it in an office setting; the removed tissue may be submitted for pathology.

Select the code by the lesion’s location and diameter, and document the site, size, removal method, and clinical reason. Report each lesion separately rather than combining measurements. The procedure has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; 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.

Where 11302 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

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11302 rates by state

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

How the 11302 rate is calculated

Each of 11302’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 11302

The CMS indicators that decide how 11302 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

11302 compared with similar codes

How to choose

11301Shave lesionTrunk or limb, 0.6–1.0 cm

Both cover shave removal on the trunk, arms, or legs; choose 11301 for a lesion measuring 0.6–1.0 cm rather than 1.1–2.0 cm.

11303Shave removalTrunk, arms, or legs over 2 cm

This is the larger-lesion code for the same trunk, arm, or leg site group; use it when the diameter exceeds 2.0 cm.

11307Shave removalScalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia

It covers the same diameter group as 11302, but for the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia rather than the trunk, arms, or legs.

11102Tangential skin biopsyFirst or only lesion

11102 is for tangential sampling of a lesion for diagnosis. Use 11302 when the service is shave removal of the lesion in the specified site and size group.

Codes related to 11302

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

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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