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CPT code 24075: Soft-tissue excision, subcutaneous, under 3 cm2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Carolina

Report this service when a surgeon removes a subcutaneous soft-tissue mass from the upper arm or elbow area and it measures less than 3 cm.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality3.1K Medicare services in 2024

In North Carolina, Medicare pays $531.73 for 24075 in the office and $299.57 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$531.73Office (non-facility)
$299.57Hospital or facility
−6.6%vs the national office rate ($569.49)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 24075 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 24075 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in North Carolina
  2. What 24075 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 24075 covers

This service removes a small soft-tissue mass located beneath the skin in the upper arm or elbow area. Typical examples include a subcutaneous lipoma or other discrete mass requiring excision rather than tissue sampling alone. Orthopedic, hand, or general surgeons may perform the procedure in an office, ambulatory surgery center, or hospital operating room. The code is for a subcutaneous mass, not a mass situated in deeper tissue planes or a skin-only lesion.

Report it when the operative documentation supports the arm or elbow site, subcutaneous depth, and lesion size under 3 cm, and describes removal rather than biopsy alone. The code has a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; 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 North Carolina compares for 24075

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 24075 runs from $498.30 in Arkansas to $748.16 in San Benito County, CA. North Carolina pays $531.73. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

24075 in North Carolina vs other payment areas
  1. North Carolina · this page$531.73
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$638.51+$106.78
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$651.79+$120.06
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$631.91+$100.18
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$611.39+$79.66
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$660.97+$129.24
  7. Alaska · Alaska$651.06+$119.33

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

Every other payment area

24075 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$506.25$288.52
ArkansasArkansas$498.30$284.55
ArizonaArizona$552.71$311.59
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$598.89$326.17
Chico, CACalifornia$596.42$323.70
El Centro, CACalifornia$596.57$323.85
Fresno, CACalifornia$596.42$323.70
Hanford, CACalifornia$596.42$323.70

24075 rates by state

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

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$498.30

$672.29

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24075 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$651.061
AL$506.251
AR$498.301
AZ$552.711
CA$596.42–$748.1629
CO$590.251
CT$609.471
DC$651.791
DE$562.321
FL$566.94–$631.913
GA$531.90–$582.372
GU$611.831
HI$611.831
IA$517.231
ID$521.521
IL$551.48–$611.394
IN$524.731
KS$516.031
KY$522.371
LA$522.05–$549.892
MA$586.87–$649.722
MD$573.22–$651.793
ME$526.00–$554.782
MI$538.43–$576.062
MN$559.971
MO$513.30–$550.273
MS$505.831
MT$569.431
NC$531.731
ND$551.631
NE$519.871
NH$582.191
NJ$614.86–$644.462
NM$542.201
NV$564.871
NY$540.48–$679.965
OH$534.801
OK$519.821
OR$558.95–$608.562
PA$534.91–$594.232
PR$573.451
RI$582.111
SC$534.461
SD$549.521
TN$519.031
TX$531.22–$589.628
UT$542.331
VA$553.82–$651.792
VI$573.451
VT$550.621
WA$585.37–$662.022
WI$531.821
WV$529.851
WY$561.671

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How the 24075 rate is calculated

Each of 24075’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 · 24075

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work4.13

4.13 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense12.02

12.02 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.90

0.90 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

17.0500

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$569.49

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

The exact North Carolina inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

2,262

Code
24075
Physician work
4.13
Practice expense
12.02
Malpractice
0.90

GPCI2026.csv

83

Locality
North Carolina
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.933
Malpractice
0.639
Office calculation for 24075 in North Carolina
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work4.13× 1.0004.1300
Practice expense12.02× 0.93311.2147
Malpractice0.90× 0.6390.5751
Total RVUs15.9198
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, North Carolina$531.73

Office: (4.13 × 1 + 12.02 × 0.933 + 0.9 × 0.639) × $33.4009 = $531.73

Facility: (4.13 × 1 + 4.57 × 0.933 + 0.9 × 0.639) × $33.4009 = $299.57

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Payment rules and modifiers for 24075

24075 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 24075

Soft-tissue excision, subcutaneous, under 3 cm

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 · 24075

Soft-tissue excision, subcutaneous, under 3 cm

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

24075 without 50 · national office

$569.49

Soft-tissue excision, subcutaneous, under 3 cm

24075-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$854.24

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 24075

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

Codes related to 24075
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, North Carolina
Same family
24071Soft-tissue excision, subcutaneous, 3 cm or largerSubcutaneous arm or elbow mass excision for lesions measuring 3 cm or more.No office rate
24076Tumor excision, deep, under 5 cmDeep arm or elbow soft-tissue tumor excision under 5 cm.No office rate
24073Tumor excision, deep, 5 cm or largerDeep arm or elbow soft-tissue tumor excision measuring 5 cm or more.No office rate
Used instead
24065Soft-tissue biopsy, superficial upper arm or elbowSuperficial arm or elbow soft-tissue biopsy when tissue sampling, rather than full excision, is performed.$246.54
24066Soft-tissue biopsy, deep arm or elbowDeep arm or elbow soft-tissue biopsy when tissue sampling, rather than full excision, is performed.$640.30

How 24075 has changed in North Carolina

24075 · Office / nonfacility

$531.73

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $53.06 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $478.67 to $531.73 (11.1%).

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

    $478.67changed to$531.73

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 4.24 changed to 4.13
    • Practice expense RVU 10.77 changed to 12.02
    • Malpractice RVU 0.88 changed to 0.90
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.926 changed to 0.933
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.665 changed to 0.639

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $496.43changed to$478.67

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 10.88 changed to 10.77
    • Malpractice RVU 0.90 changed to 0.88

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $488.33changed to$496.43

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $511.29changed to$488.33

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 10.99 changed to 10.88
    • Malpractice RVU 0.89 changed to 0.90
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.927 changed to 0.926
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.742 changed to 0.665

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $527.10changed to$511.29

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 11.05 changed to 10.99
    • Malpractice RVU 0.90 changed to 0.89
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.928 changed to 0.927
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.819 changed to 0.742

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $524.18changed to$527.10

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 10.86 changed to 11.05
    • Malpractice RVU 0.86 changed to 0.90

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $504.70changed to$524.18

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 9.77 changed to 10.86
    • Malpractice RVU 0.87 changed to 0.86
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.930 changed to 0.928
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.757 changed to 0.819

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $487.81changed to$504.70

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 9.32 changed to 9.77
    • Malpractice RVU 0.89 changed to 0.87
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.931 changed to 0.930
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.695 changed to 0.757

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $474.96changed to$487.81

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 8.96 changed to 9.32
    • Malpractice RVU 0.88 changed to 0.89

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $471.92changed to$474.96

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 8.87 changed to 8.96
    • Malpractice RVU 0.89 changed to 0.88
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.732 changed to 0.695

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $471.85changed to$471.92

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 8.86 changed to 8.87
    • Malpractice RVU 0.91 changed to 0.89
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.930 changed to 0.931
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.768 changed to 0.732

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $473.00changed to$471.85

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Malpractice RVU 0.89 changed to 0.91

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $470.65changed to$473.00

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $464.06changed to$470.65

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 8.75 changed to 8.86
    • Malpractice RVU 0.80 changed to 0.89
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.929 changed to 0.930
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.732 changed to 0.768

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $475.10changed to$464.06

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 9.86 changed to 8.75
    • Malpractice RVU 0.84 changed to 0.80
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.927 changed to 0.929
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.695 changed to 0.732

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $475.10

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$531.73$299.57RVU26D
2026-07-01$531.73$299.57RVU26C
2026-04-01$531.73$299.57RVU26B
2026-01-01$531.73$299.57RVU26A
2025-10-01$478.67$306.74RVU25D
2025-07-01$478.67$306.74RVU25C
2025-04-01$478.67$306.74RVU25B
2025-01-01$478.67$306.74RVU25A
2024-10-01$496.43$312.41RVU24D
2024-07-01$496.43$312.41RVU24C
2024-04-01$496.43$312.41RVU24B
2024-03-09$496.43$312.41RVU24AR
2024-01-01$488.33$307.31RVU24A
2023-10-01$511.29$317.79RVU23D
2023-07-01$511.29$317.79RVU23C
2023-04-01$511.29$317.79RVU23B
2023-01-01$511.29$317.79RVU23A
2022-10-01$527.10$322.86RVU22D
2022-07-01$527.10$322.86RVU22C
2022-04-01$527.10$322.86RVU22B
2022-01-01$527.10$322.86RVU22A
2021-10-01$524.18$321.80RVU21D
2021-07-01$524.18$321.80RVU21C
2021-04-01$524.18$321.80RVU21B
2021-01-01$524.18$321.80RVU21A
2020-10-01$504.70$323.12RVU20D
2020-07-01$504.70$323.12RVU20C
2020-04-01$504.70$323.12RVU20B
2020-01-01$504.70$323.12RVU20A
2019-10-01$487.81$321.05RVU19D
2019-07-01$487.81$321.05RVU19C
2019-04-01$487.81$321.05RVU19B
2019-01-01$487.81$321.05RVU19A
2018-10-01$474.96$321.79RVU18D
2018-07-01$474.96$321.79RVU18C
2018-04-01$474.96$321.79RVU18B
2018-01-01$474.96$321.79RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$471.92$321.23RVU17D
2017-07-01$471.92$321.23RVU17C
2017-04-01$471.92$321.23RVU17B
2017-01-01$471.92$321.23RVU17A
2016-10-01$471.85$321.35RVU16D
2016-07-01$471.85$321.35RVU16C
2016-04-01$471.85$321.35RVU16B
2016-01-01$471.85$321.35RVU16A
2015-10-01$473.00$320.95RVU15D
2015-07-01$473.00$320.95RVU15C
2015-04-01$470.65$319.35RVU15B
2015-01-01$470.65$319.35RVU15A
2014-10-01$464.06$316.30RVU14D
2014-07-01$464.06$316.30RVU14C
2014-04-01$464.06$316.30RVU14B
2014-01-01$464.06$316.30RVU14A
2013-10-01$475.10$315.51RVU13D
2013-07-01$475.10$315.51RVU13C
2013-04-01$475.10$315.51RVU13B
2013-01-01$475.10$315.51RVU13AR

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Where the North Carolina rate applies

North Carolina is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 785 cities and communities in North Carolina. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Aberdeen
  • Advance
  • Ahoskie
  • Alamance
  • Albemarle
  • Alexis
  • Alliance
  • Altamahaw

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24075 billing questions

How is this different from 24071?

Both describe excision of a subcutaneous arm or elbow mass. Use 24075 when the mass is under 3 cm; 24071 is for a mass measuring 3 cm or more.

When should 24076 be considered instead?

24076 describes excision of a deep arm or elbow soft-tissue tumor under 5 cm. Choose based on the documented tissue depth, not simply the skin incision or mass size.

Can this code be used for a biopsy?

No. It represents removal of the mass, not sampling for diagnosis. Soft-tissue biopsy codes 24065 and 24066 distinguish superficial from deep tissue sampling.

What postoperative care is included?

The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care, such as routine follow-up for the excision.

How is bilateral excision reported?

When the procedure is performed bilaterally and reported with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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 24075PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 2,262 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for North CarolinaGPCI2026.csv, line 83 (RVU26D)

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