CPT code 24149: Elbow resection, radical extent2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Utah

In Utah, Medicare pays $1,052.02 for 24149 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 24149 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 24149 covers

An orthopedic surgeon, often working in orthopedic oncology, uses this service for extensive removal of a tumor involving the elbow. The operation removes the tumor with the surrounding involved tissue and may include affected elbow structures or bone. It is generally performed in a hospital operating room when a limited excision would not represent the planned extent of removal.

Select this code when the operative report supports radical resection at the elbow; document the tumor location and the structures removed. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. For bilateral surgery, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; 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 Utah compares for 24149

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 24149 runs from $974.41 in Arkansas to $1,336.18 in Alaska. Utah pays $1,052.02. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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24149 rates by state

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

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How the 24149 rate is calculated

Each of 24149’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 24149

24149 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 24149

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

How 24149 has changed in Utah

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Where the Utah rate applies

Utah is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 334 cities and communities in Utah. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Alpine
• Alta
• Altamont
• Alton
• Amalga
• American Fork
• Aneth
• Annabella

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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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