CPT code 15826: Facial rhytidectomy, glabellar region2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

In Montana, Medicare pays $0.00 for 15826 in the office and $0.00 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 15826 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 15826 covers

CPT 15826 represents surgery focused on the glabellar region—the area between the eyebrows where frown lines form. A plastic surgeon or facial plastic surgeon performs the procedure to reduce those lines. It is distinct from broader forehead lifting and from procedures targeting the cheek, jawline, or neck. The operative record should identify the anatomical target and work performed.

CMS restricts payment to specific circumstances, so documentation should establish the circumstances supporting coverage. Select this code based on the operative site and documented procedure. The code has a 0-day global period, which includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. A bilateral procedure reported with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires medical-necessity documentation; 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 Montana compares for 15826

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 15826 runs from $0.00 in Alaska to $0.00 in Wyoming. Montana pays $0.00. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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15826 rates by state

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

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How the 15826 rate is calculated

Each of 15826’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 15826

The CMS indicators that decide how 15826 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 15826

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

How 15826 has changed in Montana

Price 15826 for an earlier date of service

Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Absarokee
• Acton
• Alberton
• Alder
• Alzada
• Amsterdam
• Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
• Antelope

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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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