CPT code 20612: Ganglion treatment, aspiration and/or injection2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Beaumont, TX

Report this service for needle aspiration, injection, or both when treating a ganglion cyst, such as a dorsal wrist or finger ganglion.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality25.9K Medicare services in 2024

In Beaumont, TX, Medicare pays $63.80 for 20612 in the office and $35.54 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$63.80Office (non-facility)
$35.54Hospital or facility
−5.9%vs the national office rate ($67.80)

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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.

We’ll open 20612 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Beaumont, TX
  2. What 20612 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 20612 covers

This service covers needle aspiration of a ganglion cyst, injection into a ganglion cyst, or both during the same treatment. Ganglia commonly treated include those on the back of the wrist and around the fingers or feet. Orthopedic, hand, podiatric, and other clinicians may perform the procedure in an office or facility setting, often after evaluating a palpable mass or symptoms such as pain or limited motion.

Select the code when the needle procedure targets a ganglion cyst, rather than a joint or bursa. Document the cyst’s location and the treatment performed; distinguish the cyst from a joint or bursal target in the record. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. When this service is performed with other procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service, and 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 Beaumont, TX compares for 20612

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 20612 runs from $60.41 in Arkansas to $87.51 in San Benito County, CA. Beaumont, TX pays $63.80. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

20612 in Beaumont, TX vs other payment areas
  1. Beaumont, TX · this page$63.80
  2. Austin, TX · Texas$69.95+$6.15
  3. Brazoria, TX · Texas$66.95+$3.15
  4. Dallas, TX · Texas$67.41+$3.61
  5. Fort Worth, TX · Texas$67.03+$3.23
  6. Galveston, TX · Texas$67.17+$3.37
  7. Houston, TX · Texas$68.82+$5.02

Other areas in Texas first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

20612 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Rest of TexasTexas$65.37$35.89
Los Angeles, CACalifornia$75.43$38.68
Washington, DC areaDistrict of Columbia$76.86$40.27
Miami, FLFlorida$74.13$41.79
Chicago, ILIllinois$72.07$40.85
Manhattan, NYNew York$77.84$41.74
AlaskaAlaska$80.55$47.46
AlabamaAlabama$61.24$34.06

20612 rates by state

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$60.41

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20612 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$80.551
AL$61.241
AR$60.411
AZ$66.071
CA$70.84–$87.5129
CO$70.111
CT$72.131
DC$76.861
DE$67.111
FL$67.46–$74.133
GA$63.84–$69.152
GU$72.301
HI$72.301
IA$62.411
ID$62.851
IL$65.83–$72.074
IN$63.191
KS$62.271
KY$62.881
LA$62.84–$65.732
MA$69.79–$76.572
MD$68.29–$76.863
ME$63.30–$66.322
MI$64.53–$68.392
MN$66.911
MO$61.92–$65.793
MS$61.171
MT$67.801
NC$63.901
ND$66.021
NE$62.691
NH$69.151
NJ$72.88–$76.172
NM$64.911
NV$67.341
NY$64.81–$79.795
OH$64.171
OK$62.631
OR$66.74–$72.072
PA$64.19–$70.522
PR$68.221
RI$69.301
SC$64.151
SD$65.811
TN$62.581
TX$63.80–$69.958
UT$64.971
VA$66.20–$76.862
VI$68.221
VT$65.901
WA$69.61–$77.942
WI$63.961
WV$63.591
WY$67.021

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How the 20612 rate is calculated

Each of 20612’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 · 20612

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work0.68

0.68 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense1.26

1.26 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.09

0.09 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

2.0300

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$67.80

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Beaumont, TX inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,773

Code
20612
Physician work
0.68
Practice expense
1.26
Malpractice
0.09

GPCI2026.csv

97

Locality
Beaumont, TX
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.910
Malpractice
0.929
Office calculation for 20612 in Beaumont, TX
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.68× 1.0000.6800
Practice expense1.26× 0.9101.1466
Malpractice0.09× 0.9290.0836
Total RVUs1.9102
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Beaumont, TX$63.80

Office: (0.68 × 1 + 1.26 × 0.91 + 0.09 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $63.80

Facility: (0.68 × 1 + 0.33 × 0.91 + 0.09 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $35.54

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Payment rules and modifiers for 20612

The CMS indicators that decide how 20612 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 20612

Ganglion treatment, aspiration and/or injection

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period000Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

20612 without 51 · national office

$67.80

Ganglion treatment, aspiration and/or injection

20612-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$33.90

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

How 20612 has changed in Beaumont, TX

20612 · Office / nonfacility

$63.80

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $3.92 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $59.88 to $63.80 (6.5%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

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
  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $59.88changed to$63.80

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.70 changed to 0.68
    • Practice expense RVU 1.17 changed to 1.26
    • Malpractice RVU 0.10 changed to 0.09
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.903 changed to 0.910
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.947 changed to 0.929

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $61.32changed to$59.88

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 1.16 changed to 1.17

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $60.32changed to$61.32

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $61.33changed to$60.32

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 1.12 changed to 1.16
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.924 changed to 0.903
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.749 changed to 0.947
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $62.06changed to$61.33

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 1.10 changed to 1.12
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.944 changed to 0.924
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.550 changed to 0.749

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $61.26changed to$62.06

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 1.06 changed to 1.10

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $60.22changed to$61.26

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 0.97 changed to 1.06
    • Malpractice RVU 0.09 changed to 0.10
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.934 changed to 0.944
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.695 changed to 0.550

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $58.58changed to$60.22

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 0.92 changed to 0.97
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.924 changed to 0.934
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.839 changed to 0.695

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $58.85changed to$58.58

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 0.93 changed to 0.92

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $58.49changed to$58.85

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.913 changed to 0.924
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.897 changed to 0.839

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $58.18changed to$58.49

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.902 changed to 0.913
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.955 changed to 0.897

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $58.71changed to$58.18

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 0.94 changed to 0.93

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $58.42changed to$58.71

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $57.40changed to$58.42

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 0.92 changed to 0.94
    • Malpractice RVU 0.08 changed to 0.09
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.899 changed to 0.902
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.939 changed to 0.955

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $57.12changed to$57.40

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 1.01 changed to 0.92
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.896 changed to 0.899
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.923 changed to 0.939

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $57.12

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$63.80$35.54RVU26D
2026-07-01$63.80$35.54RVU26C
2026-04-01$63.80$35.54RVU26B
2026-01-01$63.80$35.54RVU26A
2025-10-01$59.88$38.56RVU25D
2025-07-01$59.88$38.56RVU25C
2025-04-01$59.88$38.56RVU25B
2025-01-01$59.88$38.56RVU25A
2024-10-01$61.32$39.38RVU24D
2024-07-01$61.32$39.38RVU24C
2024-04-01$61.32$39.38RVU24B
2024-03-09$61.32$39.38RVU24AR
2024-01-01$60.32$38.74RVU24A
2023-10-01$61.33$39.41RVU23D
2023-07-01$61.33$39.41RVU23C
2023-04-01$61.33$39.41RVU23B
2023-01-01$61.33$39.41RVU23A
2022-10-01$62.06$39.52RVU22D
2022-07-01$62.06$39.52RVU22C
2022-04-01$62.06$39.52RVU22B
2022-01-01$62.06$39.52RVU22A
2021-10-01$61.26$39.85RVU21D
2021-07-01$61.26$39.85RVU21C
2021-04-01$61.26$39.85RVU21B
2021-01-01$61.26$39.85RVU21A
2020-10-01$60.22$41.00RVU20D
2020-07-01$60.22$41.00RVU20C
2020-04-01$60.22$41.00RVU20B
2020-01-01$60.22$41.00RVU20A
2019-10-01$58.58$41.60RVU19D
2019-07-01$58.58$41.60RVU19C
2019-04-01$58.58$41.60RVU19B
2019-01-01$58.58$41.60RVU19A
2018-10-01$58.85$41.89RVU18D
2018-07-01$58.85$41.89RVU18C
2018-04-01$58.85$41.89RVU18B
2018-01-01$58.85$41.89RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$58.49$41.45RVU17D
2017-07-01$58.49$41.45RVU17C
2017-04-01$58.49$41.45RVU17B
2017-01-01$58.49$41.45RVU17A
2016-10-01$58.18$41.38RVU16D
2016-07-01$58.18$41.38RVU16C
2016-04-01$58.18$41.38RVU16B
2016-01-01$58.18$41.38RVU16A
2015-10-01$58.71$41.53RVU15D
2015-07-01$58.71$41.53RVU15C
2015-04-01$58.42$41.32RVU15B
2015-01-01$58.42$41.32RVU15A
2014-10-01$57.40$40.97RVU14D
2014-07-01$57.40$40.97RVU14C
2014-04-01$57.40$40.97RVU14B
2014-01-01$57.40$40.97RVU14A
2013-10-01$57.12$39.74RVU13D
2013-07-01$57.12$39.74RVU13C
2013-04-01$57.12$39.74RVU13B
2013-01-01$57.12$39.74RVU13AR

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Where the Beaumont, TX rate applies

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20612 billing questions

When should this code be used instead of a joint aspiration code?

Use this code when the needle targets a ganglion cyst. Use the joint or bursa code that matches the target when the procedure is directed into a joint or bursa.

Does this code cover aspiration and injection during the same treatment?

Yes. It covers aspiration, injection, or both when performed to treat a ganglion cyst.

Should modifier 50 be reported for ganglia on both sides?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code, so modifier 50 should not be used.

Is same-day evaluation and follow-up included?

The code has a 0-day global period, which includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be paid for this procedure?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service. 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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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RVUs for 20612PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,773 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Beaumont, TXGPCI2026.csv, line 97 (RVU26D)

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