CPT code 24200: Foreign body removal, upper arm or elbow, subcutaneous2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Redding, CA

In Redding, CA, Medicare pays $255.12 for 24200 in the office and $145.67 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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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 24200 covers

This procedure removes material embedded in the subcutaneous tissue of the upper arm or elbow. A clinician makes an incision, locates and extracts the foreign body, and closes or dresses the wound as appropriate. Common situations include removal of a retained fragment after an injury, such as glass or metal in the arm or near the elbow. The service may be performed in an office, procedure room, or operating room, depending on the foreign body's location and the circumstances of removal.

Select this code when the site is the upper arm or elbow and the foreign body is subcutaneous; document the location, tissue depth, and removal performed. A deeper foreign body in this region points to 24201 instead. Medicare assigns a 10-day global period, including related postoperative visits during that period. When bilateral services are reported with modifier 50, CMS pays at 150%. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; 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 Redding, CA compares for 24200

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 24200 runs from $213.03 in Arkansas to $320.22 in San Benito County, CA. Redding, CA pays $255.12. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 24200 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 24200

24200 has a 10-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 24200

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

How 24200 has changed in Redding, CA

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Where the Redding, CA rate applies

Redding, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Redding
• Anderson
• Bella Vista
• Big Bend
• Burney
• Cassel
• Castella
• Centerville

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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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