CPT code 21600: Rib excision, partial rib removal2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Oxnard, CA

In Oxnard, CA, Medicare pays $603.37 for 21600 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 21600 covers

This service covers surgical removal of part of a rib, rather than an entire rib or a broader chest-wall tumor resection. It may be performed by a thoracic or other surgeon for a localized rib problem, with the operative report identifying the rib and the portion removed. The procedure is generally performed in an operating room; Medicare recorded facility services for this code in 2024.

Report 21600 when the procedure is a partial rib excision and the operative work supports that extent. A first or cervical rib operation, or an operation removing a chest-wall tumor with ribs, may fit a more specific code instead. The service has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeons require 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 Oxnard, CA compares for 21600

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 21600 runs from $501.79 in Arkansas to $689.44 in San Benito County, CA. Oxnard, CA pays $603.37. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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21600 rates by state

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How the 21600 rate is calculated

Each of 21600’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 21600

21600 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 21600

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

How 21600 has changed in Oxnard, CA

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Where the Oxnard, CA rate applies

Oxnard, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 26 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Oxnard
• Thousand Oaks
• Bell Canyon
• Camarillo
• Casa Conejo
• Channel Islands Beach
• El Rio
• Fillmore

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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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