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CPT code 24125: Bone lesion surgery, radius, with autograft2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports curettage or excision of a benign cyst or tumor in the radius when the resulting bone defect is filled with the patient's own graft.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities

Medicare pays $594.54 for 24125 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 24125

Bone lesion surgery, radius, with autograft

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
7.94
Total RVUs
17.80
Global days
090

National rate · 2026

$594.54

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 24125 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 24125 covers

An orthopedic surgeon removes or curettes a benign cyst or tumor in the radius and fills the resulting defect with autologous bone graft. The procedure is generally performed in an operating room when a lesion requires surgical treatment, such as for symptoms or structural concern. The code distinguishes this service from treatment of a similar lesion without graft or with donor allograft.

Report the code when the treated site is the radius and the surgeon uses the patient's own bone graft; documentation should identify the lesion, its location, the curettage or excision performed, and the graft used. This major surgery has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeon payment requires 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.

Where 24125 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

24125 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$535.93
AlaskaUnavailable$719.53
ArizonaUnavailable$577.95
ArkansasUnavailable$528.68
Atlanta, GAUnavailable$611.04
Austin, TXUnavailable$604.46
Bakersfield, CAUnavailable$603.70
Baltimore area, MDUnavailable$632.08
Beaumont, TXUnavailable$565.97
Brazoria, TXUnavailable$581.78

24125 rates by state

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

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24125 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 24125 rate is calculated

Each of 24125’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 · 24125

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work7.94

7.94 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense8.17

8.17 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.69

1.69 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

17.8000

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$594.54

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 24125

24125 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 24125

Bone lesion surgery, radius, with autograft

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)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)1Permitted with supporting documentation.
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 · 24125

Bone lesion surgery, radius, with autograft

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

24125 without 50 · national facility

$594.54

Bone lesion surgery, radius, with autograft

24125-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$891.81

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

24125 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 24125

    Bone lesion surgery, radius, with autograft7.94 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 24120

    Bone lesion removal, radius or ulna, no graft6.65 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 24126

    Bone lesion surgery, radius, with allograft8.4 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 24115

    Bone lesion curettage, humerus with autograft9.87 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

24120Bone lesion removalRadius or ulna, no graft
Both address a cyst or benign tumor in the radius; choose 24125 when autograft is used and 24120 when no graft is used.
24126Bone lesion surgeryRadius, with allograft
The site and lesion treatment are comparable, but 24126 specifies allograft rather than the patient's own bone.
24115Bone lesion curettageHumerus with autograft
This is the analogous autograft procedure for a humeral lesion. Use 24125 when the treated bone is the radius.

Codes related to 24125

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

Codes related to 24125
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
24120Bone lesion removal, radius or ulna, no graftRadius lesion curettage or excision without graft.No office rate
24126Bone lesion surgery, radius, with allograftRadius lesion curettage or excision using allograft.No office rate
24115Bone lesion curettage, humerus with autograftComparable autograft procedure for a lesion in the humerus.No office rate
24110Bone lesion excision, humerus, without graftComparable humerus lesion procedure without graft.No office rate

24125 billing questions

When should this code be chosen over 24120?

Use 24125 when the radius lesion is treated with the patient's own bone graft. Code 24120 describes the corresponding radius procedure without a graft.

How does this differ from 24126?

The graft source distinguishes the codes: 24125 involves the patient's own bone, while 24126 involves allograft.

What should the operative note document?

Document the lesion and its location in the radius, the excision or curettage performed, and that autologous bone graft was used.

Can this be reported bilaterally?

For a bilateral procedure, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral service at 150%.

How are other procedures in the same session paid?

Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%. The 90-day global period includes related postoperative care.

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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RVUs for 24125PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 2,274 (RVU26D)

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