CPT code 15828: Facelift, cheek, chin, and neck2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana
Surgical lifting of the cheek, chin, and neck tissues, reported when the documented procedure addresses these facial regions and meets Medicare coverage criteria.
In Montana, Medicare pays $0.00 for 15828 in the office and $0.00 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.
Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 15828 nationwide
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
On this page 11 sections
What 15828 covers
This service is a lower-face and neck lift involving cheek, chin, and neck tissues. The surgeon adjusts and redrapes facial soft tissue and skin to improve contour; plastic surgeons commonly perform it in an operating-room surgical setting. The operative report should distinguish this broader regional procedure from a neck-only lift or a forehead procedure. When the surgeon uses a SMAS flap, compare the documentation with 15829.
Medicare payment is restricted to specific circumstances, so documentation should identify the circumstance supporting coverage and describe the work performed. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and applies the standard reduction to the others. Modifier 50 identifies bilateral work and is paid at 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 Montana compares for 15828
Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 15828 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.
- Montana · this page$0.00
- Los Angeles, CA · California$0.00
- Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$0.00
- Miami, FL · Florida$0.00
- Chicago, IL · Illinois$0.00
- Manhattan, NY · New York$0.00
- Alaska · Alaska$0.00
Other areas in Montana first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.
Every other payment area
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| AlabamaAlabama | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ArkansasArkansas | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ArizonaArizona | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Bakersfield, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Chico, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| El Centro, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Fresno, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Hanford, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Madera, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Merced, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Modesto, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Napa, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Oxnard, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Redding, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Riverside, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Sacramento, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Salinas, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| San Diego, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Marin County, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| San Francisco, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| San Benito County, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Santa Clara County, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| San Luis Obispo, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Santa Cruz, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Santa Maria, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Santa Rosa, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Stockton, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Vallejo, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Visalia, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Yuba City, CACalifornia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ColoradoColorado | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ConnecticutConnecticut | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| DelawareDelaware | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FLFlorida | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of FloridaFlorida | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Atlanta, GAGeorgia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of GeorgiaGeorgia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Hawaii, Guam, HIHawaii | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IowaIowa | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IdahoIdaho | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| East St. Louis, ILIllinois | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of IllinoisIllinois | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Suburban Chicago, ILIllinois | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IndianaIndiana | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| KansasKansas | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| KentuckyKentucky | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| New Orleans, LALouisiana | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of LouisianaLouisiana | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Metropolitan Boston, MAMassachusetts | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of MassachusettsMassachusetts | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Baltimore area, MDMaryland | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of MarylandMaryland | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of MaineMaine | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Southern Maine, MEMaine | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Detroit, MIMichigan | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of MichiganMichigan | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| MinnesotaMinnesota | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Metropolitan Kansas City, MOMissouri | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Metropolitan St. Louis, MOMissouri | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of MissouriMissouri | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| MississippiMississippi | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| North CarolinaNorth Carolina | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| North DakotaNorth Dakota | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| NebraskaNebraska | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| New HampshireNew Hampshire | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Northern New JerseyNew Jersey | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of New JerseyNew Jersey | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| New MexicoNew Mexico | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| NevadaNevada | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| NYC suburbs and Long Island, NYNew York | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Poughkeepsie and northern NYC suburbs, NYNew York | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Queens, NYNew York | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of New YorkNew York | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OhioOhio | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OklahomaOklahoma | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Portland, OROregon | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of OregonOregon | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Metropolitan Philadelphia, PAPennsylvania | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rhode IslandRhode Island | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| South CarolinaSouth Carolina | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| South DakotaSouth Dakota | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TennesseeTennessee | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Austin, TXTexas | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Beaumont, TXTexas | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Brazoria, TXTexas | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Dallas, TXTexas | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Fort Worth, TXTexas | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Galveston, TXTexas | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Houston, TXTexas | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of TexasTexas | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| UtahUtah | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| VirginiaVirginia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Virgin Islands, VIUnited States Virgin Islands | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| VermontVermont | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Rest of WashingtonWashington | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| King County, WAWashington | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| WisconsinWisconsin | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| West VirginiaWest Virginia | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| WyomingWyoming | $0.00 | $0.00 |
15828 rates by state
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| State / territory | Office rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $0.00 | 1 |
| AL | $0.00 | 1 |
| AR | $0.00 | 1 |
| AZ | $0.00 | 1 |
| CA | $0.00 | 29 |
| CO | $0.00 | 1 |
| CT | $0.00 | 1 |
| DC | $0.00 | 1 |
| DE | $0.00 | 1 |
| FL | $0.00 | 3 |
| GA | $0.00 | 2 |
| GU | $0.00 | 1 |
| HI | $0.00 | 1 |
| IA | $0.00 | 1 |
| ID | $0.00 | 1 |
| IL | $0.00 | 4 |
| IN | $0.00 | 1 |
| KS | $0.00 | 1 |
| KY | $0.00 | 1 |
| LA | $0.00 | 2 |
| MA | $0.00 | 2 |
| MD | $0.00 | 3 |
| ME | $0.00 | 2 |
| MI | $0.00 | 2 |
| MN | $0.00 | 1 |
| MO | $0.00 | 3 |
| MS | $0.00 | 1 |
| MT | $0.00 | 1 |
| NC | $0.00 | 1 |
| ND | $0.00 | 1 |
| NE | $0.00 | 1 |
| NH | $0.00 | 1 |
| NJ | $0.00 | 2 |
| NM | $0.00 | 1 |
| NV | $0.00 | 1 |
| NY | $0.00 | 5 |
| OH | $0.00 | 1 |
| OK | $0.00 | 1 |
| OR | $0.00 | 2 |
| PA | $0.00 | 2 |
| PR | $0.00 | 1 |
| RI | $0.00 | 1 |
| SC | $0.00 | 1 |
| SD | $0.00 | 1 |
| TN | $0.00 | 1 |
| TX | $0.00 | 8 |
| UT | $0.00 | 1 |
| VA | $0.00 | 2 |
| VI | $0.00 | 1 |
| VT | $0.00 | 1 |
| WA | $0.00 | 2 |
| WI | $0.00 | 1 |
| WV | $0.00 | 1 |
| WY | $0.00 | 1 |
How the 15828 rate is calculated
Each of 15828’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 · 15828
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
0.0000
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$0.00
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
The exact Montana inputs and CMS source lines
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
1,568
- Code
- 15828
- Physician work
- 0.00
- Practice expense
- 0.00
- Malpractice
- 0.00
GPCI2026.csv
71
- Locality
- Montana
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.000
- Malpractice
- 0.998
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.00 | × 1.000 | 0.0000 |
| Practice expense | 0.00 | × 1.000 | 0.0000 |
| Malpractice | 0.00 | × 0.998 | 0.0000 |
| Total RVUs | 0.0000 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office rate, Montana$0.00
Office: (0 × 1 + 0 × 1 + 0 × 0.998) × $33.4009 = $0.00
Facility: (0 × 1 + 0 × 1 + 0 × 0.998) × $33.4009 = $0.00
Payment rules and modifiers for 15828
The CMS indicators that decide how 15828 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 15828
Facelift, cheek, chin, and neck
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 000 | Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 1 | Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 50 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
15828 without 50 · national office
$0.00
Facelift, cheek, chin, and neck
15828-50 · Bilateral: 150%
$0.00
Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).
How 15828 has changed in Montana
15828 · Office / nonfacility
$0.00
Effective 2026-10-01
The base rate is unchanged from 2025-10-01: $0.00 in both releases.
It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.
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
January 1, 2026
RVU26A
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
- Malpractice GPCI 0.978 changed to 0.998
Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2025
RVU25A
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.
March 9, 2024
RVU24AR
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875
Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.
January 1, 2024
RVU24A
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
January 1, 2023
RVU23A
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
- Malpractice GPCI 0.977 changed to 0.978
Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.
January 1, 2022
RVU22A
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.
January 1, 2021
RVU21A
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
- Malpractice GPCI 1.304 changed to 0.977
Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.
January 1, 2020
RVU20A
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
- Malpractice GPCI 1.631 changed to 1.304
Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.
January 1, 2019
RVU19A
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.
January 1, 2018
RVU18AR1
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
- Malpractice GPCI 1.429 changed to 1.631
Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.
January 1, 2017
RVU17A
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
- Malpractice GPCI 1.226 changed to 1.429
Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.
January 1, 2016
RVU16A
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.
July 1, 2015
RVU15C
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335
Held through RVU15D.
January 1, 2015
RVU15A
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
- Malpractice GPCI 1.165 changed to 1.226
Held through RVU15B.
January 1, 2014
RVU14A
$0.00changed to$0.00
- Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
- Malpractice GPCI 1.103 changed to 1.165
Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.
January 1, 2013
RVU13AR
Earliest loaded release: $0.00
Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.
| Effective from | Office | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU25A |
| 2024-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU24D |
| 2024-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU24C |
| 2024-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU24B |
| 2024-03-09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU24AR |
| 2024-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU24A |
| 2023-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU23D |
| 2023-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU23C |
| 2023-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU23B |
| 2023-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU23A |
| 2022-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU22D |
| 2022-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU22C |
| 2022-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU22B |
| 2022-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU22A |
| 2021-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU21D |
| 2021-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU21C |
| 2021-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU21B |
| 2021-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU21A |
| 2020-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU20D |
| 2020-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU20C |
| 2020-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU20B |
| 2020-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU20A |
| 2019-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU19D |
| 2019-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU19C |
| 2019-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU19B |
| 2019-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU19A |
| 2018-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU18D |
| 2018-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU18C |
| 2018-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU18B |
| 2018-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU18AR1 |
| 2017-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU17D |
| 2017-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU17C |
| 2017-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU17B |
| 2017-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU17A |
| 2016-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU16D |
| 2016-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU16C |
| 2016-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU16B |
| 2016-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU16A |
| 2015-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU15D |
| 2015-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU15C |
| 2015-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU15B |
| 2015-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU15A |
| 2014-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU14D |
| 2014-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU14C |
| 2014-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU14B |
| 2014-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU14A |
| 2013-10-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU13D |
| 2013-07-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU13C |
| 2013-04-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU13B |
| 2013-01-01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | RVU13AR |
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
15828 billing questions
When should this code be chosen over the neck-only rhytidectomy code?
Use this code when the operative work addresses the cheek, chin, and neck. A procedure limited to the neck is represented by 15825.
How is Medicare coverage established for this procedure?
Medicare payment is restricted to specific circumstances. Documentation should identify the circumstance supporting coverage and describe the procedure performed.
Is same-day postoperative care separately reported?
No. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care.
How does the multiple-procedure rule affect payment?
When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
Can modifier 50 be used for bilateral work?
Yes. CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure; modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity. 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.
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