CPT code 24140: Bone excision, partial humerus2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Carolina

In North Carolina, Medicare pays $614.12 for 24140 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 24140 covers

The surgeon removes or reshapes a limited area of humeral bone, such as by creating or enlarging a cavity or removing a localized sequestrum. This may be performed for a focal bone problem, including devitalized bone associated with chronic infection. An orthopedic surgeon typically performs the operation in a hospital or ambulatory surgery setting, with the approach and extent guided by the affected humeral site and operative findings.

Select this code when the documented work is partial excision of the humerus, rather than a separately described procedure for a specific cyst or benign tumor, or a more extensive tumor resection. The operative report should identify the humeral site, the reason for excision, and the bone removed or reshaped. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When other procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, payment is 150%. An assistant at surgery may be 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 North Carolina compares for 24140

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 24140 runs from $585.40 in Arkansas to $801.11 in Alaska. North Carolina pays $614.12. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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24140 rates by state

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How the 24140 rate is calculated

Each of 24140’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 24140

24140 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 24140

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

How 24140 has changed in North Carolina

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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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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.

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