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CPT code 23500: Clavicle fracture care, without manipulation2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Los Angeles, CA

Reports nonoperative definitive care of a clavicle fracture when the clinician treats it without manipulating or manually repositioning the fracture fragments.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality10.8K Medicare services in 2024

In Los Angeles, CA, Medicare pays $287.44 for 23500 in the office and $272.03 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$287.44Office (non-facility)
$272.03Hospital or facility
+11.3%vs the national office rate ($258.19)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 23500 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 23500 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Los Angeles, CA
  2. What 23500 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 23500 covers

This service covers nonoperative management of a clavicle fracture without manually repositioning the fragments. Care may include assessing alignment, choosing support such as a sling, and providing activity restrictions and follow-up instructions. Orthopedic clinicians commonly provide the treatment in an outpatient clinic or emergency setting, or after referral from another clinician.

Report 23500 when the record supports definitive closed fracture care without manipulation, rather than evaluation alone. Document the affected clavicle, fracture diagnosis, treatment undertaken, and plan for immobilization and monitoring. The CMS global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For procedures performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral treatment reported with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid; 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 Los Angeles, CA compares for 23500

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 23500 runs from $226.74 in Arkansas to $334.85 in San Benito County, CA. Los Angeles, CA pays $287.44. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

23500 in Los Angeles, CA vs other payment areas
  1. Los Angeles, CA · this page$287.44
  2. Bakersfield, CA · California$270.13−$17.31
  3. Chico, CA · California$268.88−$18.56
  4. El Centro, CA · California$268.96−$18.48
  5. Fresno, CA · California$268.88−$18.56
  6. Hanford, CA · California$268.88−$18.56
  7. Madera, CA · California$268.88−$18.56

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

Every other payment area

23500 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Merced, CACalifornia$268.88$254.61
Modesto, CACalifornia$268.88$254.61
Napa, CACalifornia$309.81$292.64
Oxnard, CACalifornia$285.72$270.32
Redding, CACalifornia$268.88$254.61
Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia$268.88$254.61
Riverside, CACalifornia$273.72$259.44
Sacramento, CACalifornia$281.73$266.58

23500 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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$226.74

$301.87

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23500 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$298.481
AL$230.251
AR$226.741
AZ$250.711
CA$268.88–$334.8529
CO$266.731
CT$275.981
DC$294.261
DE$254.971
FL$258.21–$288.203
GA$242.57–$264.172
GU$275.341
HI$275.341
IA$234.561
ID$236.561
IL$251.74–$279.014
IN$237.961
KS$234.281
KY$237.891
LA$237.85–$250.122
MA$265.37–$292.722
MD$259.73–$294.263
ME$238.80–$251.102
MI$245.22–$262.502
MN$252.581
MO$234.15–$249.993
MS$230.451
MT$258.161
NC$241.281
ND$249.261
NE$235.651
NH$263.341
NJ$278.28–$291.152
NM$246.991
NV$255.851
NY$245.16–$308.055
OH$243.401
OK$236.501
OR$253.04–$274.512
PA$243.31–$269.412
PR$259.851
RI$263.581
SC$242.911
SD$248.211
TN$235.641
TX$241.70–$266.568
UT$246.381
VA$250.86–$294.262
VI$259.851
VT$249.051
WA$264.61–$297.922
WI$240.591
WV$242.221
WY$254.281

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How the 23500 rate is calculated

Each of 23500’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 · 23500

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work2.15

2.15 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense5.13

5.13 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.45

0.45 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

7.7300

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$258.19

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

The exact Los Angeles, CA inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

2,218

Code
23500
Physician work
2.15
Practice expense
5.13
Malpractice
0.45

GPCI2026.csv

13

Locality
Los Angeles, CA
Physician work
1.041
Practice expense
1.183
Malpractice
0.664
Office calculation for 23500 in Los Angeles, CA
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.15× 1.0412.2381
Practice expense5.13× 1.1836.0688
Malpractice0.45× 0.6640.2988
Total RVUs8.6057
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Los Angeles, CA$287.44

Office: (2.15 × 1.041 + 5.13 × 1.183 + 0.45 × 0.664) × $33.4009 = $287.44

Facility: (2.15 × 1.041 + 4.74 × 1.183 + 0.45 × 0.664) × $33.4009 = $272.03

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Payment rules and modifiers for 23500

23500 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 23500

Clavicle fracture care, without manipulation

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)1Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount.
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 · 23500

Clavicle fracture care, without manipulation

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 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

23500 without 50 · national office

$258.19

Clavicle fracture care, without manipulation

23500-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$387.29

Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 23500

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

Codes related to 23500
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Los Angeles, CA
Same family
23505Clavicle fracture, with manipulationClosed clavicle fracture treatment involving manipulation.$451.91
Used instead
23515Clavicle fracture repair, open treatmentOperative clavicle fracture treatment with internal fixation.No office rate
Often billed with
73000Clavicle X-ray, at least two viewsClavicle radiographs may be obtained during fracture evaluation or treatment.$38.41

How 23500 has changed in Los Angeles, CA

23500 · Office / nonfacility

$287.44

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $30.60 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $256.84 to $287.44 (11.9%).

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

    $256.84changed to$287.44

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.21 changed to 2.15
    • Practice expense RVU 4.45 changed to 5.13
    • Malpractice RVU 0.47 changed to 0.45
    • Work GPCI 1.042 changed to 1.041
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.194 changed to 1.183
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.690 changed to 0.664

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $260.45changed to$256.84

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 4.37 changed to 4.45
    • Malpractice RVU 0.44 changed to 0.47

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $256.20changed to$260.45

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $259.72changed to$256.20

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 4.25 changed to 4.37
    • Work GPCI 1.045 changed to 1.042
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.185 changed to 1.194
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.724 changed to 0.690

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $256.24changed to$259.72

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 4.06 changed to 4.25
    • Malpractice RVU 0.42 changed to 0.44
    • Work GPCI 1.048 changed to 1.045
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.175 changed to 1.185
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.757 changed to 0.724

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $254.53changed to$256.24

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 3.96 changed to 4.06
    • Malpractice RVU 0.43 changed to 0.42

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $250.94changed to$254.53

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 3.68 changed to 3.96
    • Work GPCI 1.047 changed to 1.048
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.176 changed to 1.175
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.725 changed to 0.757

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $247.64changed to$250.94

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 3.65 changed to 3.68
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.43
    • Work GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.047
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.177 changed to 1.176
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.694 changed to 0.725

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $248.81changed to$247.64

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 3.69 changed to 3.65
    • Malpractice RVU 0.37 changed to 0.38

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $245.84changed to$248.81

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 3.62 changed to 3.69
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.37
    • Work GPCI 1.047 changed to 1.046
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.169 changed to 1.177
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.801 changed to 0.694

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $246.00changed to$245.84

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Malpractice RVU 0.39 changed to 0.38
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.161 changed to 1.169
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.908 changed to 0.801

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $246.15changed to$246.00

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 3.61 changed to 3.62
    • Malpractice RVU 0.38 changed to 0.39

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $244.92changed to$246.15

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $242.24changed to$244.92

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 3.59 changed to 3.61
    • Malpractice RVU 0.39 changed to 0.38
    • Work GPCI 1.042 changed to 1.047
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.158 changed to 1.161
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.775 changed to 0.908

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $243.12changed to$242.24

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 3.98 changed to 3.59
    • Malpractice RVU 0.41 changed to 0.39
    • Work GPCI 1.036 changed to 1.042
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.154 changed to 1.158
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.642 changed to 0.775

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. October 1, 2013

    RVU13D

    No ratechanged to$243.12

  17. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$287.44$272.03RVU26D
2026-07-01$287.44$272.03RVU26C
2026-04-01$287.44$272.03RVU26B
2026-01-01$287.44$272.03RVU26A
2025-10-01$256.84$263.41RVU25D
2025-07-01$256.84$263.41RVU25C
2025-04-01$256.84$263.41RVU25B
2025-01-01$256.84$263.41RVU25A
2024-10-01$260.45$266.81RVU24D
2024-07-01$260.45$266.81RVU24C
2024-04-01$260.45$266.81RVU24B
2024-03-09$260.45$266.81RVU24AR
2024-01-01$256.20$262.45RVU24A
2023-10-01$259.72$265.74RVU23D
2023-07-01$259.72$265.74RVU23C
2023-04-01$259.72$265.74RVU23B
2023-01-01$259.72$265.74RVU23A
2022-10-01$256.24$261.94RVU22D
2022-07-01$256.24$261.94RVU22C
2022-04-01$256.24$261.94RVU22B
2022-01-01$256.24$261.94RVU22A
2021-10-01$254.53$259.86RVU21D
2021-07-01$254.53$259.86RVU21C
2021-04-01$254.53$259.86RVU21B
2021-01-01$254.53$259.86RVU21A
2020-10-01$250.94$256.46RVU20D
2020-07-01$250.94$256.46RVU20C
2020-04-01$250.94$256.46RVU20B
2020-01-01$250.94$256.46RVU20A
2019-10-01$247.64$253.15RVU19D
2019-07-01$247.64$253.15RVU19C
2019-04-01$247.64$253.15RVU19B
2019-01-01$247.64$253.15RVU19A
2018-10-01$248.81$251.78RVU18D
2018-07-01$248.81$251.78RVU18C
2018-04-01$248.81$251.78RVU18B
2018-01-01$248.81$251.78RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$245.84$250.03RVU17D
2017-07-01$245.84$250.03RVU17C
2017-04-01$245.84$250.03RVU17B
2017-01-01$245.84$250.03RVU17A
2016-10-01$246.00$250.58RVU16D
2016-07-01$246.00$250.58RVU16C
2016-04-01$246.00$250.58RVU16B
2016-01-01$246.00$250.58RVU16A
2015-10-01$246.15$250.32RVU15D
2015-07-01$246.15$250.32RVU15C
2015-04-01$244.92$249.08RVU15B
2015-01-01$244.92$249.08RVU15A
2014-10-01$242.24$246.39RVU14D
2014-07-01$242.24$246.39RVU14C
2014-04-01$242.24$246.39RVU14B
2014-01-01$242.24$246.39RVU14A
2013-10-01$243.12$247.44RVU13D
2013-07-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13C
2013-04-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13B
2013-01-01Rate data unavailableRate data unavailableRVU13AR

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Where the Los Angeles, CA rate applies

Los Angeles, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 189 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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23500 billing questions

When should 23500 be chosen over 23505?

Use 23500 when definitive closed care is provided without manipulating the fracture. Use 23505 when the clinician manipulates the fracture.

Can the evaluation visit be billed separately?

The CMS 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. Do not separately report routine care included in that global period.

How is treatment of both clavicles reported?

When both sides are treated, modifier 50 identifies the bilateral procedure; CMS pays it at 150%.

Is an assistant surgeon payable for this service?

No. CMS lists a statutory restriction on assistant-at-surgery payment for this code.

What documentation supports reporting 23500?

Document the clavicle fracture, the side treated, and the definitive closed treatment performed without manipulation, along with the immobilization and follow-up plan.

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 23500PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 2,218 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Los Angeles, CAGPCI2026.csv, line 13 (RVU26D)

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