CPT code 24600: Elbow reduction, without anesthesia2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $476.63 for 24600 nationally in the office and $402.15 in a hospital or facility. Local office rates run $417.77–$609.20.

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

What 24600 covers

This code describes closed treatment of an elbow dislocation by restoring the joint alignment without anesthesia. Emergency physicians and orthopedic clinicians may perform the reduction in an emergency department, clinic, or office. It is distinct from treatment of a fracture-dislocation or a radial head subluxation, which has its own code selection.

Report the code when the documented treatment is a closed reduction without anesthesia; use the anesthesia-requiring sibling when anesthesia is used. The record should identify the elbow and dislocation, describe the reduction, and support the treatment performed. Medicare includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care in the global period. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued is paid in full and others at 50%. For bilateral treatment reported with modifier 50, payment is 150%. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code; 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.

Where 24600 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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24600 rates by state

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How the 24600 rate is calculated

Each of 24600’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 24600

24600 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

24600 compared with similar codes

How to choose

24605Elbow reductionWith anesthesia

Both codes describe closed treatment of an elbow dislocation. The key distinction is whether anesthesia is required for the reduction.

24615Elbow dislocationOpen treatment

24615 is for open treatment of an elbow dislocation. Use 24600 when the dislocation is reduced by a closed approach without anesthesia.

24620Monteggia treatmentClosed, without manipulation

24620 addresses a Monteggia fracture-dislocation, which includes an associated proximal ulna fracture; 24600 is for an elbow dislocation without that fracture pattern.

24640Nursemaid's elbowRadial head subluxation

24640 is for radial head subluxation, often seen in young children. It is not the code for a true elbow dislocation treated under 24600.

Codes related to 24600

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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