CPT code 11423: Skin excision, scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Minnesota

In Minnesota, Medicare pays $206.25 for 11423 in the office and $139.23 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 11423 covers

This service removes a clinically benign skin lesion from the scalp, neck, hand, foot, or genital area, with the surrounding margin included in the excision. Dermatologists, surgeons, and other qualified clinicians commonly perform it in an office or outpatient setting. The code is selected by both the anatomic group and the excised diameter, measured across the lesion and margins; a 2.1-to-3.0 cm measurement falls in this size level.

The operative note should identify the site, lesion, and excised diameter, including margins. A simple closure is included in the excision; a separately reportable more extensive repair may be coded when supported. This is a minor procedure with a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, and co-surgeon and team-surgery billing 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 Minnesota compares for 11423

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 11423 runs from $185.68 in Arkansas to $270.57 in San Benito County, CA. Minnesota pays $206.25. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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11423 rates by state

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How the 11423 rate is calculated

Each of 11423’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 11423

11423 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 11423

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

How 11423 has changed in Minnesota

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Where the Minnesota rate applies

Minnesota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 916 cities and communities in Minnesota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ada
• Adams
• Adrian
• Afton
• Aitkin
• Akeley
• Albany
• Albert Lea

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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