CPT code 20551: Tendon injection, tendon origin or insertion2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Wyoming

In Wyoming, Medicare pays $59.76 for 20551 in the office and $32.37 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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

What 20551 covers

This procedure delivers medication to one tendon origin or insertion to treat a localized condition such as tendinopathy or enthesopathy. A physician or other qualified clinician may perform it in an office or outpatient facility. A familiar example is an injection at the common extensor tendon origin for lateral epicondylitis. The target is the tendon’s attachment, not a tendon sheath or a muscle trigger point.

Report 20551 for one tendon origin or insertion; document the treated site, diagnosis, medication, and clinical rationale. The code includes the injection service, while medication may be separately reportable when applicable coding and payment requirements are met. CMS assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid, and co-surgeon and team-surgery reporting 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 Wyoming compares for 20551

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 20551 runs from $54.45 in Arkansas to $76.66 in San Benito County, CA. Wyoming pays $59.76. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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20551 rates by state

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How the 20551 rate is calculated

Each of 20551’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 20551

The CMS indicators that decide how 20551 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 20551

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

How 20551 has changed in Wyoming

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Where the Wyoming rate applies

Wyoming is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 205 cities and communities in Wyoming. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Afton
• Albany
• Albin
• Alcova
• Alpine
• Alpine Northeast
• Alpine Northwest
• Alta

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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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