CPT code 15770: Composite tissue graft, dermis, fat, and fascia2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $593.51 for 15770 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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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 15770 covers

This procedure uses a composite graft containing dermis, subcutaneous fat, and fascia to restore volume or reinforce deficient soft tissue. Plastic and reconstructive surgeons may use it when a defect or contour problem calls for this combination of tissues rather than a skin-only graft, a fat-only graft, or a flap. The operative record should identify the graft tissue, the recipient area, and the reconstructive purpose.

Report the code for the derma-fat-fascia graft service, with documentation supporting why this graft type was selected and describing the operative work. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be allowed; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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 New Mexico compares for 15770

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 15770 runs from $545.71 in Arkansas to $748.41 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $593.51. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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15770 rates by state

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

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How the 15770 rate is calculated

Each of 15770’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 15770

15770 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 15770

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

How 15770 has changed in New Mexico

Price 15770 for an earlier date of service

Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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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