CPT code 11920: Skin tattooing, up to 6 square centimeters2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $210.23 for 11920 in the office and $96.33 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 11920 covers

This service places insoluble pigment within the skin to improve the appearance of a color difference, such as a hypopigmented or hyperpigmented scar. Dermatologists and plastic surgeons may perform it in an office or other treatment setting. The treated surface area, rather than the number of pigment passes, determines whether this small-area code fits. Tattooing used to create or restore color is distinct from injecting medication into a lesion or placing filler beneath the skin.

Report this code when the total area treated is 6 square centimeters or less; document the defect, treated site, and measured area. Medicare payment is restricted to specific circumstances. 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 subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented 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.

How South Dakota compares for 11920

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 11920 runs from $190.10 in Arkansas to $286.22 in San Benito County, CA. South Dakota pays $210.23. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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11920 rates by state

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

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How the 11920 rate is calculated

Each of 11920’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 11920

The CMS indicators that decide how 11920 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 11920

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

How 11920 has changed in South Dakota

Price 11920 for an earlier date of service

Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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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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