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CPT code 15630: Flap staging, eyelid, nose, ear, or lip2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Colorado

Reports a staged flap delay or pedicle sectioning involving the eyelid, nose, ear, or lip during reconstructive surgery.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality5.2K Medicare services in 2024

In Colorado, Medicare pays $488.01 for 15630 in the office and $319.20 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$488.01Office (non-facility)
$319.20Hospital or facility
+3.8%vs the national office rate ($469.95)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 15630 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 15630 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Colorado
  2. What 15630 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 15630 covers

Code 15630 covers a surgical stage that delays a flap or divides or sections its pedicle at the eyelid, nose, ear, or lip. In staged reconstruction, a surgeon may return to divide a previously transferred flap after it has developed blood supply from recipient tissues; nasal reconstruction with a staged forehead flap is a common example. Plastic and reconstructive surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, and oculoplastic surgeons may perform this work in an operating room or other surgical setting.

Report the code for the delay or sectioning stage, not for the original flap creation or transfer. The operative report should identify the flap, site, and work performed. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, Medicare pays the highest-valued procedure in full and other procedures at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. 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.

How Colorado compares for 15630

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 15630 runs from $416.23 in Arkansas to $617.19 in San Benito County, CA. Colorado pays $488.01. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

15630 in Colorado vs other payment areas
  1. Colorado · this page$488.01
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$527.71+$39.70
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$535.95+$47.94
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$510.61+$22.60
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$495.83+$7.82
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$540.70+$52.69
  7. Alaska · Alaska$549.05+$61.04

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

Every other payment area

15630 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$422.25$283.43
ArkansasArkansas$416.23$279.94
ArizonaArizona$457.47$303.73
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$496.05$322.16
Chico, CACalifornia$494.46$320.58
El Centro, CACalifornia$494.55$320.67
Fresno, CACalifornia$494.46$320.58
Hanford, CACalifornia$494.46$320.58

15630 rates by state

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

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$416.23

$555.83

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15630 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$549.051
AL$422.251
AR$416.231
AZ$457.471
CA$494.46–$617.1929
CO$488.011
CT$500.961
DC$535.951
DE$464.971
FL$464.99–$510.613
GA$438.96–$479.082
GU$506.061
HI$506.061
IA$431.961
ID$434.931
IL$452.35–$495.834
IN$437.391
KS$430.381
KY$433.011
LA$432.51–$453.582
MA$485.32–$535.302
MD$473.63–$535.953
ME$437.61–$460.422
MI$444.53–$471.162
MN$466.501
MO$425.46–$454.683
MS$420.911
MT$469.911
NC$442.071
ND$459.241
NE$434.171
NH$480.771
NJ$506.36–$530.592
NM$447.101
NV$467.261
NY$448.64–$554.205
OH$442.341
OK$431.801
OR$463.32–$502.872
PA$442.80–$488.902
PR$473.191
RI$481.051
SC$443.001
SD$457.971
TN$432.571
TX$439.96–$486.668
UT$448.971
VA$459.23–$535.952
VI$473.191
VT$457.851
WA$484.27–$545.702
WI$444.071
WV$435.941
WY$465.261

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How the 15630 rate is calculated

Each of 15630’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 · 15630

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work3.98

3.98 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense9.55

9.55 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.54

0.54 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

14.0700

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$469.95

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

The exact Colorado inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,527

Code
15630
Physician work
3.98
Practice expense
9.55
Malpractice
0.54

GPCI2026.csv

37

Locality
Colorado
Physician work
1.012
Practice expense
1.064
Malpractice
0.781
Office calculation for 15630 in Colorado
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work3.98× 1.0124.0278
Practice expense9.55× 1.06410.1612
Malpractice0.54× 0.7810.4217
Total RVUs14.6107
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Colorado$488.01

Office: (3.98 × 1.012 + 9.55 × 1.064 + 0.54 × 0.781) × $33.4009 = $488.01

Facility: (3.98 × 1.012 + 4.8 × 1.064 + 0.54 × 0.781) × $33.4009 = $319.20

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Payment rules and modifiers for 15630

15630 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 15630

Flap staging, eyelid, nose, ear, or lip

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 · 15630

Flap staging, eyelid, nose, ear, or lip

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

15630 without 51 · national office

$469.95

Flap staging, eyelid, nose, ear, or lip

15630-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$234.98

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 15630

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

Codes related to 15630
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Colorado
Same family
15600Flap delay, trunk siteFlap-delay code for the trunk region.$390.42
15610Flap delay, arms or legsFlap-delay code for the arms or legs.$408.27
15620Flap delay, face, neck, hand, foot, other sitesFlap-delay code for other listed regions, including scalp, neck, axilla, genitalia, hand, and foot.$481.44

How 15630 has changed in Colorado

15630 · Office / nonfacility

$488.01

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $21.87 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $466.14 to $488.01 (4.7%).

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

    $466.14changed to$488.01

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 4.08 changed to 3.98
    • Practice expense RVU 9.34 changed to 9.55
    • Malpractice RVU 0.56 changed to 0.54
    • Work GPCI 1.008 changed to 1.012
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.053 changed to 1.064
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.827 changed to 0.781

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $479.35changed to$466.14

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 9.33 changed to 9.34

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $471.52changed to$479.35

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $482.58changed to$471.52

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 9.24 changed to 9.33
    • Malpractice RVU 0.55 changed to 0.56
    • Work GPCI 1.005 changed to 1.008
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.050 changed to 1.053
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.797 changed to 0.827

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $483.74changed to$482.58

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 9.04 changed to 9.24
    • Malpractice RVU 0.56 changed to 0.55
    • Work GPCI 1.001 changed to 1.005
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.047 changed to 1.050
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.767 changed to 0.797

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $483.66changed to$483.74

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 8.95 changed to 9.04
    • Malpractice RVU 0.53 changed to 0.56

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $479.58changed to$483.66

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 8.45 changed to 8.95
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.001
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.033 changed to 1.047
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.905 changed to 0.767

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $478.14changed to$479.58

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 8.38 changed to 8.45
    • Malpractice RVU 0.63 changed to 0.53
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.018 changed to 1.033
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.042 changed to 0.905

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $475.79changed to$478.14

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 8.33 changed to 8.38

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $474.35changed to$475.79

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Malpractice RVU 0.64 changed to 0.63
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.015 changed to 1.018
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.066 changed to 1.042

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $471.87changed to$474.35

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 8.31 changed to 8.33
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.011 changed to 1.015
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.090 changed to 1.066

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $473.87changed to$471.87

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 8.34 changed to 8.31
    • Malpractice RVU 0.62 changed to 0.64

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $471.52changed to$473.87

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $464.40changed to$471.52

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 8.21 changed to 8.34
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.008 changed to 1.011
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.981 changed to 1.090

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $472.70changed to$464.40

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 9.21 changed to 8.21
    • Malpractice RVU 0.65 changed to 0.62
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.004 changed to 1.008
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.872 changed to 0.981

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $472.70

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$488.01$319.20RVU26D
2026-07-01$488.01$319.20RVU26C
2026-04-01$488.01$319.20RVU26B
2026-01-01$488.01$319.20RVU26A
2025-10-01$466.14$346.58RVU25D
2025-07-01$466.14$346.58RVU25C
2025-04-01$466.14$346.58RVU25B
2025-01-01$466.14$346.58RVU25A
2024-10-01$479.35$353.51RVU24D
2024-07-01$479.35$353.51RVU24C
2024-04-01$479.35$353.51RVU24B
2024-03-09$479.35$353.51RVU24AR
2024-01-01$471.52$347.74RVU24A
2023-10-01$482.58$354.13RVU23D
2023-07-01$482.58$354.13RVU23C
2023-04-01$482.58$354.13RVU23B
2023-01-01$482.58$354.13RVU23A
2022-10-01$483.74$352.58RVU22D
2022-07-01$483.74$352.58RVU22C
2022-04-01$483.74$352.58RVU22B
2022-01-01$483.74$352.58RVU22A
2021-10-01$483.66$351.41RVU21D
2021-07-01$483.66$351.41RVU21C
2021-04-01$483.66$351.41RVU21B
2021-01-01$483.66$351.41RVU21A
2020-10-01$479.58$356.92RVU20D
2020-07-01$479.58$356.92RVU20C
2020-04-01$479.58$356.92RVU20B
2020-01-01$479.58$356.92RVU20A
2019-10-01$478.14$360.01RVU19D
2019-07-01$478.14$360.01RVU19C
2019-04-01$478.14$360.01RVU19B
2019-01-01$478.14$360.01RVU19A
2018-10-01$475.79$361.08RVU18D
2018-07-01$475.79$361.08RVU18C
2018-04-01$475.79$361.08RVU18B
2018-01-01$475.79$361.08RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$474.35$361.42RVU17D
2017-07-01$474.35$361.42RVU17C
2017-04-01$474.35$361.42RVU17B
2017-01-01$474.35$361.42RVU17A
2016-10-01$471.87$360.01RVU16D
2016-07-01$471.87$360.01RVU16C
2016-04-01$471.87$360.01RVU16B
2016-01-01$471.87$360.01RVU16A
2015-10-01$473.87$360.53RVU15D
2015-07-01$473.87$360.53RVU15C
2015-04-01$471.52$358.73RVU15B
2015-01-01$471.52$358.73RVU15A
2014-10-01$464.40$354.63RVU14D
2014-07-01$464.40$354.63RVU14C
2014-04-01$464.40$354.63RVU14B
2014-01-01$464.40$354.63RVU14A
2013-10-01$472.70$354.85RVU13D
2013-07-01$472.70$354.85RVU13C
2013-04-01$472.70$354.85RVU13B
2013-01-01$472.70$354.85RVU13AR

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Where the Colorado rate applies

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

  • Acres Green
  • Aetna Estates
  • Aguilar
  • Air Force Academy
  • Akron
  • Alamosa
  • Alamosa East
  • Allenspark

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15630 billing questions

How does 15630 differ from other flap-delay codes?

Use 15630 for delay or sectioning at the eyelid, nose, ear, or lip. Codes 15600, 15610, and 15620 identify other anatomic regions.

Does 15630 describe the original flap transfer?

No. It describes a flap-delay or sectioning stage. The operative report should distinguish that work from the earlier creation or transfer of the flap.

Are routine postoperative visits separately included?

Related postoperative care during the 90-day global period is included, along with the day-before preoperative visit.

Should modifier 50 be appended for work on both sides?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for 15630. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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 15630PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,527 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ColoradoGPCI2026.csv, line 37 (RVU26D)

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