CPT code 14041: Tissue rearrangement, 10.1–30 sq cm, specified sites2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports local tissue rearrangement to close a 10.1–30 sq cm defect on specified face, neck, axillary, genital, hand, or foot sites.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities48.1K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $926.21 for 14041 nationally in the office and $652.65 in a hospital or facility. Local office rates run $830.64–$1,179.76.

Medicare rate · 14041

Tissue rearrangement, 10.1–30 sq cm, specified sites

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
10.56
Total RVUs
27.73
Global days
090

National rate · 2026

$926.21

Office setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

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On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 14041 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 14041 covers

A surgeon moves neighboring skin and tissue—using an advancement, rotation, or transposition flap, for example—to close a defect on the forehead, cheek, chin, mouth, neck, axilla, genitalia, hand, or foot. This is commonly performed after removing a skin lesion or to reconstruct a traumatic or surgical defect. Plastic, dermatologic, otolaryngology, and hand surgeons may perform the service in an office procedure room or operating room.

Select 14041 when the combined primary and secondary defect area is 10.1–30 sq cm; use the applicable site and size code when the anatomy or area differs. Document the treated site, flap technique, and measurements supporting the total defect area. Lesion excision performed as part of the tissue transfer is included in the service. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code; 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.

Where 14041 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 payment localities

$830.64 to $1179.76

$830.64$1005.20$1179.76
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109 of 109 payment localities

14041 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$841.31$601.95
Alaska$1,117.87$826.53
Arizona$903.60$638.52
Arkansas$830.64$595.65
Atlanta, GA$944.35$666.42
Austin, TX$952.82$663.40
Bakersfield, CA$967.14$667.33
Baltimore area, MD$980.73$687.20
Beaumont, TX$875.40$626.47
Brazoria, TX$914.85$643.75

14041 rates by state

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$830.64

$1,117.87

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14041 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$1,117.871
AL$841.311
AR$830.641
AZ$903.601
CA$963.32–$1,179.7629
CO$955.041
CT$983.111
DC$1,044.561
DE$917.281
FL$924.36–$1,013.343
GA$877.10–$944.352
GU$980.921
HI$980.921
IA$855.311
ID$861.221
IL$904.10–$986.694
IN$865.491
KS$854.051
KY$863.661
LA$863.38–$900.712
MA$951.30–$1,038.932
MD$932.60–$1,044.563
ME$867.59–$905.652
MI$885.55–$936.962
MN$911.501
MO$851.85–$900.823
MS$841.281
MT$926.121
NC$875.211
ND$900.811
NE$858.751
NH$942.621
NJ$993.29–$1,036.252
NM$890.751
NV$919.601
NY$886.97–$1,085.735
OH$880.371
OK$859.881
OR$911.39–$979.822
PA$880.33–$962.572
PR$931.401
RI$945.811
SC$879.461
SD$897.821
TN$858.111
TX$875.40–$952.828
UT$890.001
VA$904.61–$1,044.562
VI$931.401
VT$899.781
WA$948.70–$1,056.502
WI$874.331
WV$875.111
WY$915.091

How the 14041 rate is calculated

Each of 14041’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.

How the rate is built · 14041

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work10.56

10.56 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense15.89

15.89 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.28

1.28 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

27.7300

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$926.21

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 14041

14041 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 14041

Tissue rearrangement, 10.1–30 sq cm, specified sites

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.10/0.71/0.19Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 14041

Tissue rearrangement, 10.1–30 sq cm, specified sites

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

14041 without 51 · national office

$926.21

Tissue rearrangement, 10.1–30 sq cm, specified sites

14041-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$463.11

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

14041 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 14041

    Tissue rearrangement, 10.1–30 sq cm, specified sites10.56 wRVU

    $926.21

  • 14040

    Tissue rearrangement, defined sites, 10 cm² or less8.39 wRVU

    $767.22−$158.99

  • 14021

    Tissue transfer, scalp, arms, or legs9.48 wRVU

    $882.79−$43.42

  • 14061

    Tissue transfer, eyelid, nose, ear, or lip, 10.1–30 sq cm11.19 wRVU

    $998.02+$71.81

  • 14301

    Tissue transfer, 30.1–60 square centimeters12.33 wRVU

    $1,120.27+$194.06

How to choose

14040Tissue rearrangementDefined sites, 10 cm² or less
Use 14040 for the same listed sites when the total defect area is 10 sq cm or less; 14041 begins at 10.1 sq cm.
14021Tissue transferScalp, arms, or legs
This code covers the 10.1–30 sq cm range at scalp, arm, or leg sites; 14041 covers its own specified sites.
14061Tissue transferEyelid, nose, ear, or lip, 10.1–30 sq cm
This code covers the 10.1–30 sq cm range at eyelid, nose, ear, or lip sites, rather than the sites assigned to 14041.
14301Tissue transfer30.1–60 square centimeters
Consider 14301 for an adjacent tissue transfer defect larger than 30 sq cm; 14041 is for 10.1–30 sq cm.

14041 billing questions

How is 14041 distinguished from 14040?

Both cover the same listed anatomical sites. Use 14041 for a total defect area of 10.1–30 sq cm; 14040 is for 10 sq cm or less.

Which area should the surgeon document?

Document the defect measurements supporting the code, including the primary defect and the secondary defect created by moving the flap.

Can lesion excision be billed separately?

Excision performed to create the defect for the tissue transfer is included. Do not separately report the lesion excision for that same defect.

What postoperative care is included?

The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

How are other procedures in the same session paid?

Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the other procedures are paid at 50%.

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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RVUs for 14041PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,452 (RVU26D)

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