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CPT code 14301: Tissue transfer, 30.1–60 square centimeters2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Carolina

Reports local tissue rearrangement to close a defect measuring 30.1 to 60 square centimeters, such as a sizable defect after skin cancer removal.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality55K Medicare services in 2024

In North Carolina, Medicare pays $1,052.77 for 14301 in the office and $724.31 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$1,052.77Office (non-facility)
$724.31Hospital or facility
−6.0%vs the national office rate ($1,120.27)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 14301 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

We’ll open 14301 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in North Carolina
  2. What 14301 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 14301 covers

This code covers reconstruction using nearby tissue that is cut and moved or rearranged to close a defect, such as with an advancement, rotation, or transposition flap. Plastic, dermatologic, and other surgeons commonly perform the service after skin cancer removal or treatment of another lesion leaves a defect too large or poorly suited to simple closure. The code applies to any anatomic area when the measured defect falls within this size level.

Select the code from the documented defect area, rather than the flap’s dimensions; document the relevant defect measurements, including primary and secondary defects when applicable. Code 14302 may be reported for each additional 30 square centimeters or part thereof. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery services may be 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 North Carolina compares for 14301

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 14301 runs from $996.94 in Arkansas to $1,416.96 in San Benito County, CA. North Carolina pays $1,052.77. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

14301 in North Carolina vs other payment areas
  1. North Carolina · this page$1,052.77
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$1,231.43+$178.66
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$1,264.18+$211.41
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$1,250.70+$197.93
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$1,214.59+$161.82
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$1,290.28+$237.51
  7. Alaska · Alaska$1,337.21+$284.44

Other areas in North Carolina first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

14301 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$1,010.66$702.62
ArkansasArkansas$996.94$694.53
ArizonaArizona$1,090.61$749.47
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$1,162.92$777.08
Chico, CACalifornia$1,157.12$771.28
El Centro, CACalifornia$1,157.46$771.62
Fresno, CACalifornia$1,157.12$771.28
Hanford, CACalifornia$1,157.12$771.28

14301 rates by state

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

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$996.94

$1,337.21

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14301 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$1,337.211
AL$1,010.661
AR$996.941
AZ$1,090.611
CA$1,157.12–$1,416.9629
CO$1,151.261
CT$1,192.111
DC$1,264.181
DE$1,107.761
FL$1,126.37–$1,250.703
GA$1,064.20–$1,145.442
GU$1,179.301
HI$1,179.301
IA$1,024.751
ID$1,033.131
IL$1,102.92–$1,214.594
IN$1,038.501
KS$1,025.001
KY$1,043.401
LA$1,043.77–$1,091.762
MA$1,146.96–$1,253.872
MD$1,126.48–$1,264.183
ME$1,043.29–$1,089.362
MI$1,073.35–$1,144.602
MN$1,090.871
MO$1,030.13–$1,089.673
MS$1,013.481
MT$1,120.131
NC$1,052.771
ND$1,079.791
NE$1,028.581
NH$1,138.001
NJ$1,202.26–$1,253.292
NM$1,080.821
NV$1,109.531
NY$1,068.01–$1,326.035
OH$1,065.111
OK$1,036.561
OR$1,097.47–$1,180.492
PA$1,064.01–$1,167.082
PR$1,126.291
RI$1,141.861
SC$1,061.381
SD$1,075.021
TN$1,030.451
TX$1,057.80–$1,150.468
UT$1,074.901
VA$1,089.35–$1,264.182
VI$1,126.291
VT$1,080.201
WA$1,143.27–$1,273.742
WI$1,046.221
WV$1,065.751
WY$1,102.551

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How the 14301 rate is calculated

Each of 14301’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 · 14301

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work12.33

12.33 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense19.17

19.17 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice2.04

2.04 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

33.5400

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$1,120.27

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

The exact North Carolina inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,455

Code
14301
Physician work
12.33
Practice expense
19.17
Malpractice
2.04

GPCI2026.csv

83

Locality
North Carolina
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.933
Malpractice
0.639
Office calculation for 14301 in North Carolina
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work12.33× 1.00012.3300
Practice expense19.17× 0.93317.8856
Malpractice2.04× 0.6391.3036
Total RVUs31.5192
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, North Carolina$1052.77

Office: (12.33 × 1 + 19.17 × 0.933 + 2.04 × 0.639) × $33.4009 = $1052.77

Facility: (12.33 × 1 + 8.63 × 0.933 + 2.04 × 0.639) × $33.4009 = $724.31

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Payment rules and modifiers for 14301

14301 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 14301

Tissue transfer, 30.1–60 square centimeters

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)2Paid.
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 · 14301

Tissue transfer, 30.1–60 square centimeters

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

14301 without 51 · national office

$1,120.27

Tissue transfer, 30.1–60 square centimeters

14301-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$560.14

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

Codes related to 14301

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

Codes related to 14301
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, North Carolina
Add-on codes
14302Tissue rearrangement, each additional 30 sq cmAdd-on code for each additional 30 square centimeters or part thereof.$208.90
Same family
14001Tissue transfer, trunk, 10.1–30 cm²Trunk adjacent tissue transfer for a smaller defect measuring 10.1 to 30 square centimeters.$803.42
14021Tissue transfer, scalp, arms, or legsScalp, arm, or leg adjacent tissue transfer for a smaller defect measuring 10.1 to 30 square centimeters.$831.99
14041Tissue rearrangement, 10.1–30 sq cm, specified sitesSite-specific adjacent tissue transfer for a smaller defect measuring 10.1 to 30 square centimeters.$875.21
14061Tissue transfer, eyelid, nose, ear, or lip, 10.1–30 sq cmEyelid, nose, ear, or lip adjacent tissue transfer for a smaller defect measuring 10.1 to 30 square centimeters.$943.13

How 14301 has changed in North Carolina

14301 · Office / nonfacility

$1052.77

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $61.92 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $990.85 to $1052.77 (6.2%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $990.85changed to$1052.77

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 12.65 changed to 12.33
    • Practice expense RVU 17.94 changed to 19.17
    • Malpractice RVU 2.06 changed to 2.04
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.926 changed to 0.933
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.665 changed to 0.639

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $1017.91changed to$990.85

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 17.89 changed to 17.94
    • Malpractice RVU 2.05 changed to 2.06

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $1001.30changed to$1017.91

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $1038.62changed to$1001.30

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 17.84 changed to 17.89
    • Malpractice RVU 1.97 changed to 2.05
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.927 changed to 0.926
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.742 changed to 0.665

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $1055.08changed to$1038.62

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 17.51 changed to 17.84
    • Malpractice RVU 1.94 changed to 1.97
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.928 changed to 0.927
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.819 changed to 0.742

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $1055.24changed to$1055.08

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 17.28 changed to 17.51
    • Malpractice RVU 1.90 changed to 1.94

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $1056.11changed to$1055.24

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 16.35 changed to 17.28
    • Malpractice RVU 1.86 changed to 1.90
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.930 changed to 0.928
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.757 changed to 0.819

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $1046.67changed to$1056.11

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 16.04 changed to 16.35
    • Malpractice RVU 2.10 changed to 1.86
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.931 changed to 0.930
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.695 changed to 0.757

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $1042.35changed to$1046.67

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 15.96 changed to 16.04
    • Malpractice RVU 2.08 changed to 2.10

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $1042.64changed to$1042.35

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 15.99 changed to 15.96
    • Malpractice RVU 2.07 changed to 2.08
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.732 changed to 0.695

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $1040.50changed to$1042.64

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 15.92 changed to 15.99
    • Malpractice RVU 2.09 changed to 2.07
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.930 changed to 0.931
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.768 changed to 0.732

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $1041.89changed to$1040.50

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 15.94 changed to 15.92
    • Malpractice RVU 1.98 changed to 2.09

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $1036.70changed to$1041.89

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $1028.07changed to$1036.70

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 15.66 changed to 15.94
    • Malpractice RVU 2.05 changed to 1.98
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.929 changed to 0.930
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.732 changed to 0.768

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $1032.62changed to$1028.07

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 17.49 changed to 15.66
    • Malpractice RVU 2.14 changed to 2.05
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.927 changed to 0.929
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.695 changed to 0.732

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $1032.62

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$1,052.77$724.31RVU26D
2026-07-01$1,052.77$724.31RVU26C
2026-04-01$1,052.77$724.31RVU26B
2026-01-01$1,052.77$724.31RVU26A
2025-10-01$990.85$799.15RVU25D
2025-07-01$990.85$799.15RVU25C
2025-04-01$990.85$799.15RVU25B
2025-01-01$990.85$799.15RVU25A
2024-10-01$1,017.91$816.32RVU24D
2024-07-01$1,017.91$816.32RVU24C
2024-04-01$1,017.91$816.32RVU24B
2024-03-09$1,017.91$816.32RVU24AR
2024-01-01$1,001.30$803.00RVU24A
2023-10-01$1,038.62$830.98RVU23D
2023-07-01$1,038.62$830.98RVU23C
2023-04-01$1,038.62$830.98RVU23B
2023-01-01$1,038.62$830.98RVU23A
2022-10-01$1,055.08$842.16RVU22D
2022-07-01$1,055.08$842.16RVU22C
2022-04-01$1,055.08$842.16RVU22B
2022-01-01$1,055.08$842.16RVU22A
2021-10-01$1,055.24$843.46RVU21D
2021-07-01$1,055.24$843.46RVU21C
2021-04-01$1,055.24$843.46RVU21B
2021-01-01$1,055.24$843.46RVU21A
2020-10-01$1,056.11$859.76RVU20D
2020-07-01$1,056.11$859.76RVU20C
2020-04-01$1,056.11$859.76RVU20B
2020-01-01$1,056.11$859.76RVU20A
2019-10-01$1,046.67$860.79RVU19D
2019-07-01$1,046.67$860.79RVU19C
2019-04-01$1,046.67$860.79RVU19B
2019-01-01$1,046.67$860.79RVU19A
2018-10-01$1,042.35$863.37RVU18D
2018-07-01$1,042.35$863.37RVU18C
2018-04-01$1,042.35$863.37RVU18B
2018-01-01$1,042.35$863.37RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$1,042.64$866.55RVU17D
2017-07-01$1,042.64$866.55RVU17C
2017-04-01$1,042.64$866.55RVU17B
2017-01-01$1,042.64$866.55RVU17A
2016-10-01$1,040.50$865.35RVU16D
2016-07-01$1,040.50$865.35RVU16C
2016-04-01$1,040.50$865.35RVU16B
2016-01-01$1,040.50$865.35RVU16A
2015-10-01$1,041.89$865.44RVU15D
2015-07-01$1,041.89$865.44RVU15C
2015-04-01$1,036.70$861.13RVU15B
2015-01-01$1,036.70$861.13RVU15A
2014-10-01$1,028.07$857.01RVU14D
2014-07-01$1,028.07$857.01RVU14C
2014-04-01$1,028.07$857.01RVU14B
2014-01-01$1,028.07$857.01RVU14A
2013-10-01$1,032.62$848.43RVU13D
2013-07-01$1,032.62$848.43RVU13C
2013-04-01$1,032.62$848.43RVU13B
2013-01-01$1,032.62$848.43RVU13AR

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Where the North Carolina rate applies

North Carolina is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 785 cities and communities in North Carolina. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Aberdeen
  • Advance
  • Ahoskie
  • Alamance
  • Albemarle
  • Alexis
  • Alliance
  • Altamahaw

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14301 billing questions

How is 14301 different from the smaller adjacent tissue transfer codes?

Choose 14301 when the defect measures 30.1 to 60 square centimeters, regardless of anatomic area. Smaller defects are coded from the site-specific adjacent tissue transfer series.

When can I report 14302 with 14301?

Report 14302 for each additional 30 square centimeters or part thereof beyond the area covered by 14301. The record should support the total defect area used to select the codes.

Can I separately report lesion excision at the reconstructed site?

When lesion excision creates the same defect repaired with adjacent tissue transfer, the transfer code includes that work; do not separately report the lesion excision.

Should modifier 50 be appended for bilateral defects?

No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code; report the service based on the applicable defect area.

What postoperative care is included in the Medicare global period?

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

Can an assistant or another surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted for this code.

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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 14301PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,455 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for North CarolinaGPCI2026.csv, line 83 (RVU26D)

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