CPT code 11922: Medical tattooing, additional treated area2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Vermont

In Vermont, Medicare pays $64.34 for 11922 in the office and $23.01 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 11922 covers

Code 11922 captures additional skin surface treated with intradermal pigment to correct a color defect, such as residual color mismatch after scarring or reconstructive surgery. Dermatology and plastic-surgery clinicians may perform medical tattooing in an office or outpatient setting. Restoring nipple-areola color after breast reconstruction is one established use. The service changes pigmentation, not underlying shape or tissue.

Select 11920 for an initial area up to 6.0 square centimeters or 11921 for an initial area of 6.1–20.0 square centimeters. For area beyond the initial 20.0 square centimeters, report 11922 for each additional 20 square centimeters or part; document the defect, treatment, and measured area to support units. Report 11922 only with the applicable primary code, not alone. CMS restricts payment to specific circumstances; the fee-schedule status does not identify those circumstances. As an add-on, payment falls within the primary procedure’s global period.

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 Vermont compares for 11922

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 11922 runs from $58.15 in Arkansas to $87.62 in San Benito County, CA. Vermont pays $64.34. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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11922 rates by state

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

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How the 11922 rate is calculated

Each of 11922’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 11922

The CMS indicators that decide how 11922 is paid alongside other services.

Codes related to 11922

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

How 11922 has changed in Vermont

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Where the Vermont rate applies

Vermont is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 180 cities and communities in Vermont. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Albany
• Alburgh
• Algiers
• Arlington
• Ascutney
• Bakersfield
• Barnet
• Barre

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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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