CPT code 11602: Malignant lesion excision, trunk or extremity, 1.1–2 cm2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Tennessee

In Tennessee, Medicare pays $222.46 for 11602 in the office and $128.04 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 11602 covers

This service removes a malignant skin lesion from the trunk or an extremity, including the margins taken to achieve excision. Dermatologists and surgeons commonly perform it in an office or outpatient facility for cancers such as basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma. The code’s size range is based on the lesion’s greatest diameter together with the narrowest margins removed, not the length of the final closure.

Select the code using the anatomic site and documented excised diameter. The record should identify the lesion site, malignancy, lesion dimensions, margins, and resulting excised diameter. Simple closure is included; a separately documented intermediate or complex repair may be reported when its criteria are met. The 10-day global period includes related postoperative visits during that period. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay for an assistant at surgery, 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 Tennessee compares for 11602

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 11602 runs from $214.34 in Arkansas to $315.31 in San Benito County, CA. Tennessee pays $222.46. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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11602 rates by state

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How the 11602 rate is calculated

Each of 11602’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 11602

11602 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 11602

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

How 11602 has changed in Tennessee

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Where the Tennessee rate applies

Tennessee is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 504 cities and communities in Tennessee. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Adams
• Adamsville
• Alamo
• Alcoa
• Alexandria
• Algood
• Allardt
• Altamont

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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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