CPT code 24150: Bone tumor resection, distal or shaft humerus2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $1,397.16 for 24150 nationally in a facility.

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

What 24150 covers

An orthopedic oncologist typically performs this operation to remove a tumor involving the shaft or distal portion of the humerus, the upper-arm bone. The surgeon removes the tumor-bearing area as a radical resection rather than scraping or taking only a limited portion of bone. These procedures are generally performed in a facility operating room, with the resected specimen sent for pathologic examination. The operative report should identify the humeral site, tumor extent, and the resection performed.

Select this code when the operative service is a radical tumor resection at the distal or shaft humerus; a limited bone excision or curettage belongs to a different procedure category. CMS 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 other procedures at 50%. If performed bilaterally with modifier 50, CMS pays 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.

Where 24150 pays more and less

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

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24150 rates by state

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How the 24150 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 24150

24150 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

24150 compared with similar codes

How to choose

24152Tumor resectionRadial head and neck

Both describe radical tumor resection, but 24152 concerns the radial head. This code is for the distal or shaft humerus.

24140Bone excisionPartial humerus

Code 24140 represents partial excision of humeral bone. Choose this code when the documented operation is a radical tumor resection in the distal or shaft humerus.

24110Bone lesion excisionHumerus, without graft

Code 24110 is for excision or curettage of a humeral cyst or benign tumor. This code represents radical resection of a tumor in the specified humeral region.

24149Elbow resectionRadical extent

Code 24149 describes radical resection of the elbow. This code applies when the radical tumor resection is in the distal or shaft humerus.

Codes related to 24150

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

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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