CPT code 11303: Shave removal, trunk, arms, or legs over 2 cm2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $147.30 for 11303 nationally in the office and $57.78 in a hospital or facility. Local office rates run $130.78–$194.94.

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

What 11303 covers

This service removes a superficial epidermal or dermal lesion by shaving across its surface rather than cutting out a full-thickness section of skin. Dermatologists and other clinicians may perform it in an office or facility for a raised lesion on the trunk, arm, or leg that is symptomatic, repeatedly irritated, or needs diagnostic evaluation. A specimen may be sent for pathology when indicated.

Select the code by the lesion’s body region and measured diameter; this code is for a lesion over 2 cm on the trunk, arms, or legs. Document the site, size, removal method, and reason for treatment, and identify separately treated lesions. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. 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. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of 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 11303 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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11303 rates by state

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

How the 11303 rate is calculated

Each of 11303’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 11303

The CMS indicators that decide how 11303 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

11303 compared with similar codes

How to choose

11302Shave removalTrunk or limb, 1.1–2.0 cm

Use 11302 for a trunk, arm, or leg lesion measuring 1.1–2.0 cm; this code is for lesions over 2 cm.

11308Shave removalScalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia

The size tier is the same, but 11308 is for the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia rather than the trunk, arms, or legs.

11313Shave removalFace, >2.0 cm

The size tier is the same, but 11313 is for the face, ears, eyelids, nose, or lips.

11403Benign lesion excisionTrunk or limb, 2.1–3 cm

Use 11403 for full-thickness excision of a benign lesion on the trunk, arms, or legs measuring 2.1–3.0 cm; this code describes tangential shave removal.

Codes related to 11303

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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