CPT code 20924: Tendon graft harvest, separate donor site2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $499.21 for 20924 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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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 20924 covers

This code reports removal of a tendon intended for use as a graft, with the donor site separate from the site being reconstructed. Examples include harvesting palmaris longus, plantaris, or toe extensor tendon for a reconstructive procedure. Orthopedic, hand, and reconstructive surgeons typically perform the harvest in an operating room, often through an incision at the donor site distinct from the operative site where the graft will be used.

Report the harvest when the operative record identifies the tendon and donor location and documents its removal for graft use. The code describes procurement, not placement of the graft or reconstruction at the recipient site. It has 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% multiple-procedure reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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 Connecticut compares for 20924

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 20924 runs from $420.21 in Arkansas to $573.97 in Alaska. Connecticut pays $499.21. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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20924 rates by state

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How the 20924 rate is calculated

Each of 20924’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 20924

20924 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 51

Codes related to 20924

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

How 20924 has changed in Connecticut

Price 20924 for an earlier date of service

Where the Connecticut rate applies

Connecticut is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 215 cities and communities in Connecticut. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ansonia
• Ball Pond
• Baltic
• Bantam
• Bethel
• Bethlehem Village
• Bigelow Corners
• Blue Hills

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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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