CPT code 23170: Sequestrectomy, clavicle2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $575.59 for 23170 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 23170 covers

An orthopedic surgeon exposes the clavicle and removes a sequestrum, a fragment of dead bone separated from viable bone. The operation is typically performed in an operating room when infection or another process has left devitalized bone requiring removal. The code is specific to the clavicle; the operative report should identify the bone and describe removal of the sequestrum.

Select this code for removal of a clavicular sequestrum, rather than a partial or total clavicle resection or excision of a bone lesion. Document the indication, involved site, operative findings, and work performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For bilateral surgery, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; 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 Connecticut compares for 23170

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 23170 runs from $480.62 in Arkansas to $657.03 in San Benito County, CA. Connecticut pays $575.59. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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23170 rates by state

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How the 23170 rate is calculated

Each of 23170’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 23170

23170 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 50

Codes related to 23170

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

How 23170 has changed in Connecticut

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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.

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

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