CPT code 24079: Tumor resection, arm or elbow, 5 cm or larger2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

In Montana, Medicare pays $1,225.84 for 24079 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 24079 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 24079 covers

This code describes radical removal of a soft-tissue tumor in the upper arm or elbow area measuring at least 5 cm. The surgeon removes the tumor with the extent of surrounding tissue required for a radical resection, rather than performing a limited excision or diagnostic sampling. Orthopedic oncologists and other surgeons treating soft-tissue tumors typically perform the operation in a hospital operating room; Medicare volume is reported in the facility setting.

Choose this code when the operative report supports both the radical extent of resection and the tumor size threshold. Document the site, size, and tissues removed so the service can be distinguished from a limited deep excision or a smaller radical resection. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; 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 Montana compares for 24079

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 24079 runs from $1,094.79 in Arkansas to $1,518.43 in Alaska. Montana pays $1,225.84. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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24079 rates by state

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

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How the 24079 rate is calculated

Each of 24079’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 24079

24079 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 24079

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

How 24079 has changed in Montana

Price 24079 for an earlier date of service

Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Absarokee
• Acton
• Alberton
• Alder
• Alzada
• Amsterdam
• Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
• Antelope

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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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