CPT code 11622: Skin lesion excision, designated sites, 1.1–2 cm2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Salinas, CA

In Salinas, CA, Medicare pays $274.11 for 11622 in the office and $151.39 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 11622 covers

This service removes a malignant skin lesion from the scalp, neck, hand, foot, or genital area, including the margins taken to achieve complete removal. Dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and other physicians who perform skin surgery commonly provide it in office procedure rooms or outpatient operating settings. Select this size level when the greatest diameter of the lesion plus the margins removed is 1.1 through 2.0 cm.

Documentation should identify the site, malignancy, lesion dimensions, and excised diameter including margins; pathology findings support the diagnosis. Simple closure is included, while a separately documented intermediate or complex repair may be reported under its own rules. Medicare assigns a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that interval are included. When multiple procedures occur in one session, Medicare pays the highest-valued procedure in full and applies the standard reduction to the others. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this descriptor. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; 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.

How Salinas, CA compares for 11622

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 11622 runs from $222.69 in Arkansas to $326.34 in San Benito County, CA. Salinas, CA pays $274.11. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 11622 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 11622

11622 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 11622

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

How 11622 has changed in Salinas, CA

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Where the Salinas, CA rate applies

Salinas, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 30 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Salinas
• 11622 in Aromas · multiple payment areas
• Boronda
• Bradley
• Carmel Valley Village
• Carmel-by-the-Sea
• Castroville
• Chualar

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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.

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