CPT code 21080: Obturator prosthesis, definitive obturator2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Kansas

Impression and preparation of a definitive obturator prosthesis to restore an acquired maxillary defect, commonly after resection and healing.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality521 Medicare services in 2024

In Kansas, Medicare pays $1,603.22 for 21080 in the office and $1,090.83 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$1,603.22Office (non-facility)
$1,090.83Hospital or facility
−7.3%vs the national office rate ($1,729.83)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 21080 nationwide

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 21080 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Kansas
  2. What 21080 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 21080 covers

This service covers taking an impression and preparing a definitive obturator prosthesis for a patient with an acquired maxillary or palatal defect, often following maxillectomy. The custom appliance closes the opening between the oral and nasal cavities and can support speech and swallowing. A maxillofacial prosthodontist or dentist with maxillofacial prosthetic expertise typically performs the work in a dental prosthetics clinic or hospital outpatient setting. The definitive stage is generally selected after the surgical defect has healed or stabilized, rather than for an appliance used immediately after surgery or during interim healing.

Report this code for the definitive obturator service, not the surgical or interim obturator stage. Documentation should identify the defect and clinical stage and describe the impression and preparation performed. CMS assigns a 90-day major-surgery global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care through day 90. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral adjustment is inappropriate; assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, 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 Kansas compares for 21080

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 21080 runs from $1,567.54 in Arkansas to $2,147.27 in Alaska. Kansas pays $1,603.22. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

21080 in Kansas vs other payment areas
  1. Kansas · this page$1,603.22
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$1,880.08+$276.86
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$1,930.24+$327.02
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$1,911.93+$308.71
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$1,865.50+$262.28
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$1,971.31+$368.09
  7. Alaska · Alaska$2,147.27+$544.05

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

Every other payment area

21080 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$1,585.57$1,089.61
ArkansasArkansas$1,567.54$1,080.65
ArizonaArizona$1,690.52$1,141.28
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$1,785.73$1,164.50
Chico, CACalifornia$1,777.00$1,155.78
El Centro, CACalifornia$1,777.49$1,156.26
Fresno, CACalifornia$1,777.00$1,155.78
Hanford, CACalifornia$1,777.00$1,155.78

21080 rates by state

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$1,567.54

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21080 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$2,147.271
AL$1,585.571
AR$1,567.541
AZ$1,690.521
CA$1,777.00–$2,135.4529
CO$1,770.601
CT$1,829.451
DC$1,930.241
DE$1,714.301
FL$1,742.79–$1,911.933
GA$1,660.30–$1,764.882
GU$1,800.791
HI$1,800.791
IA$1,601.811
ID$1,613.281
IL$1,713.51–$1,865.504
IN$1,620.261
KS$1,603.221
KY$1,630.921
LA$1,631.84–$1,694.872
MA$1,766.44–$1,911.032
MD$1,739.82–$1,930.243
ME$1,627.76–$1,686.622
MI$1,671.32–$1,767.932
MN$1,685.091
MO$1,614.61–$1,690.833
MS$1,590.951
MT$1,729.641
NC$1,640.031
ND$1,672.101
NE$1,606.491
NH$1,751.171
NJ$1,847.03–$1,918.512
NM$1,681.591
NV$1,714.421
NY$1,660.13–$2,019.705
OH$1,659.561
OK$1,620.781
OR$1,697.70–$1,808.652
PA$1,657.52–$1,796.762
PR$1,737.361
RI$1,761.791
SC$1,653.191
SD$1,665.291
TN$1,610.521
TX$1,649.43–$1,767.758
UT$1,670.921
VA$1,687.37–$1,930.242
VI$1,737.361
VT$1,673.651
WA$1,760.49–$1,938.222
WI$1,628.271
WV$1,664.741
WY$1,704.561

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How the 21080 rate is calculated

Each of 21080’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 · 21080

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work24.43

24.43 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense24.45

24.45 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice2.91

2.91 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

51.7900

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$1,729.83

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

The exact Kansas inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,864

Code
21080
Physician work
24.43
Practice expense
24.45
Malpractice
2.91

GPCI2026.csv

54

Locality
Kansas
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.904
Malpractice
0.504
Office calculation for 21080 in Kansas
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work24.43× 1.00024.4300
Practice expense24.45× 0.90422.1028
Malpractice2.91× 0.5041.4666
Total RVUs47.9994
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Kansas$1603.22

Office: (24.43 × 1 + 24.45 × 0.904 + 2.91 × 0.504) × $33.4009 = $1603.22

Facility: (24.43 × 1 + 7.48 × 0.904 + 2.91 × 0.504) × $33.4009 = $1090.83

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Payment rules and modifiers for 21080

21080 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 21080

Obturator prosthesis, definitive obturator

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are 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.
Split (54/55/56)0.10/0.69/0.21Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 21080

Obturator prosthesis, definitive obturator

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

21080 without 51 · national office

$1,729.83

Obturator prosthesis, definitive obturator

21080-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$864.92

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 21080 has changed in Kansas

21080 · Office / nonfacility

$1603.22

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $65.93 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $1537.29 to $1603.22 (4.3%).

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

    $1537.29changed to$1603.22

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 25.06 changed to 24.43
    • Practice expense RVU 23.36 changed to 24.45
    • Malpractice RVU 2.41 changed to 2.91
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.906 changed to 0.904
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.540 changed to 0.504

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $1546.90changed to$1537.29

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 22.19 changed to 23.36
    • Malpractice RVU 2.42 changed to 2.41

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $1521.65changed to$1546.90

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $1569.06changed to$1521.65

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 22.10 changed to 22.19
    • Malpractice RVU 2.40 changed to 2.42
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.907 changed to 0.906
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.499 changed to 0.540
  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $1591.36changed to$1569.06

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 21.91 changed to 22.10
    • Malpractice RVU 2.25 changed to 2.40
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.908 changed to 0.907
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.458 changed to 0.499

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $1607.24changed to$1591.36

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 22.01 changed to 21.91
    • Malpractice RVU 2.22 changed to 2.25

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $1688.93changed to$1607.24

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 22.61 changed to 22.01
    • Malpractice RVU 2.17 changed to 2.22
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.910 changed to 0.908
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.536 changed to 0.458

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $1767.11changed to$1688.93

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 23.50 changed to 22.61
    • Malpractice RVU 4.17 changed to 2.17
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.911 changed to 0.910
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.615 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $1808.03changed to$1767.11

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 24.78 changed to 23.50
    • Malpractice RVU 4.21 changed to 4.17

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $1827.66changed to$1808.03

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 25.58 changed to 24.78
    • Malpractice RVU 4.17 changed to 4.21
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.907 changed to 0.911
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.639 changed to 0.615

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $1833.30changed to$1827.66

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 25.88 changed to 25.58
    • Malpractice RVU 4.19 changed to 4.17
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.903 changed to 0.907
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.662 changed to 0.639

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $1835.51changed to$1833.30

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 25.81 changed to 25.88
    • Malpractice RVU 4.10 changed to 4.19

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $1826.37changed to$1835.51

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $1825.02changed to$1826.37

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 26.01 changed to 25.81
    • Malpractice RVU 3.09 changed to 4.10
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.899 changed to 0.903
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.810 changed to 0.662

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $1803.06changed to$1825.02

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 27.79 changed to 26.01
    • Malpractice RVU 3.23 changed to 3.09
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.894 changed to 0.899
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.957 changed to 0.810

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $1803.06

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$1,603.22$1,090.83RVU26D
2026-07-01$1,603.22$1,090.83RVU26C
2026-04-01$1,603.22$1,090.83RVU26B
2026-01-01$1,603.22$1,090.83RVU26A
2025-10-01$1,537.29$1,222.83RVU25D
2025-07-01$1,537.29$1,222.83RVU25C
2025-04-01$1,537.29$1,222.83RVU25B
2025-01-01$1,537.29$1,222.83RVU25A
2024-10-01$1,546.90$1,234.76RVU24D
2024-07-01$1,546.90$1,234.76RVU24C
2024-04-01$1,546.90$1,234.76RVU24B
2024-03-09$1,546.90$1,234.76RVU24AR
2024-01-01$1,521.65$1,214.61RVU24A
2023-10-01$1,569.06$1,256.47RVU23D
2023-07-01$1,569.06$1,256.47RVU23C
2023-04-01$1,569.06$1,256.47RVU23B
2023-01-01$1,569.06$1,256.47RVU23A
2022-10-01$1,591.36$1,274.62RVU22D
2022-07-01$1,591.36$1,274.62RVU22C
2022-04-01$1,591.36$1,274.62RVU22B
2022-01-01$1,591.36$1,274.62RVU22A
2021-10-01$1,607.24$1,296.43RVU21D
2021-07-01$1,607.24$1,296.43RVU21C
2021-04-01$1,607.24$1,296.43RVU21B
2021-01-01$1,607.24$1,296.43RVU21A
2020-10-01$1,688.93$1,381.53RVU20D
2020-07-01$1,688.93$1,381.53RVU20C
2020-04-01$1,688.93$1,381.53RVU20B
2020-01-01$1,688.93$1,381.53RVU20A
2019-10-01$1,767.11$1,460.13RVU19D
2019-07-01$1,767.11$1,460.13RVU19C
2019-04-01$1,767.11$1,460.13RVU19B
2019-01-01$1,767.11$1,460.13RVU19A
2018-10-01$1,808.03$1,500.41RVU18D
2018-07-01$1,808.03$1,500.41RVU18C
2018-04-01$1,808.03$1,500.41RVU18B
2018-01-01$1,808.03$1,500.41RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$1,827.66$1,517.12RVU17D
2017-07-01$1,827.66$1,517.12RVU17C
2017-04-01$1,827.66$1,517.12RVU17B
2017-01-01$1,827.66$1,517.12RVU17A
2016-10-01$1,833.30$1,522.28RVU16D
2016-07-01$1,833.30$1,522.28RVU16C
2016-04-01$1,833.30$1,522.28RVU16B
2016-01-01$1,833.30$1,522.28RVU16A
2015-10-01$1,835.51$1,521.09RVU15D
2015-07-01$1,835.51$1,521.09RVU15C
2015-04-01$1,826.37$1,513.52RVU15B
2015-01-01$1,826.37$1,513.52RVU15A
2014-10-01$1,825.02$1,518.76RVU14D
2014-07-01$1,825.02$1,518.76RVU14C
2014-04-01$1,825.02$1,518.76RVU14B
2014-01-01$1,825.02$1,518.76RVU14A
2013-10-01$1,803.06$1,483.08RVU13D
2013-07-01$1,803.06$1,483.08RVU13C
2013-04-01$1,803.06$1,483.08RVU13B
2013-01-01$1,803.06$1,483.08RVU13AR

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Where the Kansas rate applies

Kansas is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 740 cities and communities in Kansas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Abbyville
  • Abilene
  • Ada
  • Admire
  • Agenda
  • Agra
  • Albert
  • Alden

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21080 billing questions

When should this code be chosen over 21079?

Use 21080 for the definitive obturator stage. Code 21079 describes an interim obturator used during the healing period.

How does 21080 differ from 21076?

21080 is for a definitive obturator; 21076 is for a surgical obturator used in the surgical stage.

What documentation supports reporting 21080?

Document the acquired maxillary or palatal defect, its clinical stage, and the impression and preparation work for the definitive appliance.

Can modifier 50 be used for bilateral obturator work?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.

How does the global period affect related care?

The 90-day major-surgery global includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care through day 90.

What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?

Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the other procedure is paid at 50%.

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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 21080PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,864 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for KansasGPCI2026.csv, line 54 (RVU26D)

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