CPT code 11719: Nail trimming, any number of nails2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Iowa

In Iowa, Medicare pays $13.45 for 11719 in the office and $6.42 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 11719 covers

CPT 11719 represents trimming nails during foot care, typically by a podiatrist or other clinician in an office or facility. The descriptor allows any number of nails. It is distinct from debridement of thickened nails and from procedures that remove a nail plate. The service may be part of care for a patient whose clinical circumstances make nail trimming medically necessary under applicable coverage criteria.

Medicare pays this service only in specific circumstances. Document the clinical reason for trimming, the nails treated, and the findings that support coverage. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%. The code covers any number of nails, so modifier 50 is not appropriate. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid; 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 Iowa compares for 11719

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 11719 runs from $13.02 in Arkansas to $18.52 in San Benito County, CA. Iowa pays $13.45. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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11719 rates by state

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

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How the 11719 rate is calculated

Each of 11719’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 11719

The CMS indicators that decide how 11719 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 11719

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

How 11719 has changed in Iowa

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Where the Iowa rate applies

Iowa is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1026 cities and communities in Iowa. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ackley
• Ackworth
• Adair
• Adel
• Afton
• Agency
• Ainsworth
• Akron

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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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