CPT code 15825: Neck lift, platysma tightening2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $0.00 for 15825 in the office and $0.00 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 15825 nationwide

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

What 15825 covers

This operation reshapes the neck by lifting tissues and tightening the platysma, often to address neck laxity or visible bands. Plastic and facial plastic surgeons perform it in operating rooms or ambulatory surgical settings. It is distinct from eyelid procedures and forehead rhytidectomy; code 15828 covers broader cheek, chin, and neck work.

Medicare lists restricted coverage, so payment is limited to specific circumstances. The record should identify the neck procedure performed and document the facts supporting coverage. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 receives the CMS bilateral payment treatment of 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; 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 South Dakota compares for 15825

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 15825 runs from $0.00 in Alaska to $0.00 in Wyoming. South Dakota pays $0.00. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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15825 rates by state

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

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How the 15825 rate is calculated

Each of 15825’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 15825

The CMS indicators that decide how 15825 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 15825

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

How 15825 has changed in South Dakota

Price 15825 for an earlier date of service

Where the South Dakota rate applies

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

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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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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