CPT code 24152: Tumor resection, radial head and neck2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Carolina

In South Carolina, Medicare pays $1,170.33 for 24152 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 24152 covers

An orthopedic surgeon, often an orthopedic oncologist, performs this operation to remove a tumor involving the radial head and neck of the radius. The surgeon removes the tumor-bearing bone as a radical resection; the code is not for a routine radial head excision or limited removal of a bone lesion. The service is generally performed in an operating room when the tumor’s location and extent call for definitive surgical removal.

Select the code from the operative report’s documented site and extent of tumor resection. Documentation should identify the radial head and neck and describe the tumor-directed radical removal, distinguishing it from partial bone excision, curettage, or resection of the elbow joint. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require 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 South Carolina compares for 24152

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 24152 runs from $1,095.64 in Arkansas to $1,515.64 in Alaska. South Carolina pays $1,170.33. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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24152 rates by state

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How the 24152 rate is calculated

Each of 24152’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 24152

24152 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 24152

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

How 24152 has changed in South Carolina

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Where the South Carolina rate applies

South Carolina is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 475 cities and communities in South Carolina. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbeville
• Abney Crossroads
• Adams Run
• Aiken
• Alcolu
• Allendale
• Anderson
• Andrews

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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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