CPT code 24147: Olecranon excision, partial bone removal2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Carolina

In North Carolina, Medicare pays $558.64 for 24147 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 24147 covers

The surgeon removes a limited amount of bone from the olecranon, the bony tip of the ulna at the elbow. This may address a painful prominence or osteophyte that causes symptoms or interferes with elbow motion. Orthopedic surgeons most often perform the operation in a hospital or ambulatory surgery setting, sometimes alongside other elbow work when each procedure is separately indicated.

Report the code when the operative record supports partial removal of olecranon bone, rather than treatment of the overlying bursa alone or removal of a bone sequestrum. Document the treated site, the bone removed, and the clinical reason for excision. 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 the others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; 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.

How North Carolina compares for 24147

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 24147 runs from $530.83 in Arkansas to $729.19 in San Benito County, CA. North Carolina pays $558.64. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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24147 rates by state

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How the 24147 rate is calculated

Each of 24147’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 24147

24147 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 24147

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

How 24147 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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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