CPT code 15876: Fat removal, head and neck2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Dakota

In North Dakota, Medicare pays $0.00 for 15876 in the office and $0.00 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 15876 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 15876 covers

This service removes localized subcutaneous fat from the head or neck using suction through a small cannula. It is typically performed by a plastic surgeon or another surgeon experienced in facial and neck contouring, in an ambulatory surgical setting or hospital. The target anatomy, suction technique, and reason for treatment distinguish it from excision of a discrete submental fat pad or a face and neck lift.

Medicare lists restricted coverage, so payment is limited to specific circumstances; routine cosmetic contouring should not be presumed covered. 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 other procedures are subject to the standard reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this descriptor and anatomy. 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 North Dakota compares for 15876

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 15876 runs from $0.00 in Alaska to $0.00 in Wyoming. North Dakota pays $0.00. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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15876 rates by state

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

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How the 15876 rate is calculated

Each of 15876’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 15876

The CMS indicators that decide how 15876 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 15876

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

How 15876 has changed in North Dakota

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Where the North Dakota rate applies

North Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 406 cities and communities in North Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abercrombie
• Adams
• Alamo
• Alexander
• Alice
• Almont
• Alsen
• Ambrose

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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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