CPT code 15772: Fat grafting, each additional 50 cc2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $205.75 for 15772 nationally in the office and $126.26 in a hospital or facility. Local office rates run $183.06–$256.02.

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

What 15772 covers

A plastic or reconstructive surgeon uses this add-on when grafting additional liposuction-harvested autologous fat to the trunk, breasts, scalp, arms, or legs. The service may be part of reconstructive work to address a soft-tissue contour deficit. The surgeon harvests fat by liposuction, prepares it for transfer, and places it at the recipient site.

Report 15772 for each additional 50 cc, or part thereof, beyond the initial 50 cc covered by 15771. It must be billed with 15771, not as a standalone service. The operative report should identify the recipient site, the volume grafted, and the related primary fat-grafting service. CMS treats this as an add-on code paid 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.

Where 15772 pays more and less

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

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15772 rates by state

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How the 15772 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 15772

The CMS indicators that decide how 15772 is paid alongside other services.

15772 compared with similar codes

How to choose

15771Fat grafting50 cc or less, body sites

15771 covers the initial 50 cc or less of fat grafting to the trunk, breasts, scalp, arms, or legs. Use 15772 for additional volume beyond that base service.

15773Fat grafting25 cc or less, specified sites

15773 covers the initial 25 cc or less for grafting to the face, eyelids, mouth, neck, hands, or feet; 15771 is for the other listed recipient regions.

15774Fat graftingEach additional 25 cc

15774 reports additional fat-grafting volume for the face, eyelids, mouth, neck, hands, or feet, using a 25 cc increment rather than 15772's 50 cc increment.

15769Soft-tissue graftDirect-excision harvest

15769 is for autologous soft tissue other than fat harvested by direct excision. Code 15772 is for additional liposuction-harvested fat grafting.

Codes related to 15772

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

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.

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