CPT code 15833: Skin excision, leg2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, Medicare pays $800.60 for 15833 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 15833 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 15833 covers

This procedure removes redundant skin and associated underlying tissue from the leg. Plastic surgeons commonly perform it for patients with substantial excess tissue after major weight loss or when skin folds contribute to problems such as irritation or restricted movement. The operative site must be the leg; the thigh is reported separately under its own site-specific code.

Select the code from the treated anatomy and document the location, extent of excess tissue, and operative work. Medicare classifies it as major surgery with a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 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 Puerto Rico compares for 15833

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 15833 runs from $715.36 in Arkansas to $981.44 in Alaska. Puerto Rico pays $800.60. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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15833 rates by state

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

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How the 15833 rate is calculated

Each of 15833’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 15833

15833 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 50

Codes related to 15833

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

How 15833 has changed in Puerto Rico

Price 15833 for an earlier date of service

Where the Puerto Rico rate applies

Puerto Rico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 292 cities and communities in Puerto Rico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aceitunas
• Adjuntas
• Aguada
• Aguadilla
• Aguas Buenas
• Aguas Claras
• Aguilita
• Aibonito

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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.

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