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

Closed reduction of an elbow dislocation performed without anesthesia, typically in an emergency department or office when the joint is restored without an open procedure.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality994 Medicare services in 2024

In Colorado, Medicare pays $490.09 for 24600 in the office and $410.84 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$490.09Office (non-facility)
$410.84Hospital or facility
+2.8%vs the national office rate ($476.63)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 24600 nationwide

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

We’ll open 24600 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Colorado
  2. What 24600 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

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.

How Colorado compares for 24600

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 24600 runs from $417.77 in Arkansas to $609.20 in San Benito County, CA. Colorado pays $490.09. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

24600 in Colorado vs other payment areas
  1. Colorado · this page$490.09
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$525.97+$35.88
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$541.61+$51.52
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$541.03+$50.94
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$523.25+$33.16
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$554.35+$64.26
  7. Alaska · Alaska$552.00+$61.91

Other areas in Colorado first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

24600 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama$424.31$359.14
ArkansasArkansas$417.77$353.79
ArizonaArizona$462.42$390.24
Bakersfield, CACalifornia$494.84$413.21
Chico, CACalifornia$492.07$410.43
El Centro, CACalifornia$492.24$410.60
Fresno, CACalifornia$492.07$410.43
Hanford, CACalifornia$492.07$410.43

24600 rates by state

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

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$417.77

$552.00

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24600 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$552.001
AL$424.311
AR$417.771
AZ$462.421
CA$492.07–$609.2029
CO$490.091
CT$509.751
DC$541.611
DE$470.301
FL$480.56–$541.033
GA$450.74–$488.712
GU$503.431
HI$503.431
IA$430.561
ID$434.651
IL$469.69–$523.254
IN$437.201
KS$430.911
KY$440.401
LA$440.67–$463.552
MA$487.91–$536.972
MD$478.86–$541.613
ME$439.73–$461.362
MI$454.90–$489.492
MN$461.351
MO$434.31–$462.293
MS$426.001
MT$476.561
NC$444.211
ND$456.391
NE$432.321
NH$484.681
NJ$513.25–$535.962
NM$458.561
NV$471.241
NY$451.50–$571.695
OH$450.781
OK$436.901
OR$465.31–$503.522
PA$450.13–$498.082
PR$479.421
RI$485.561
SC$448.701
SD$454.011
TN$433.531
TX$447.19–$490.458
UT$455.141
VA$461.51–$541.612
VI$479.421
VT$456.801
WA$486.25–$545.672
WI$440.441
WV$451.981
WY$467.771

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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.

How the rate is built · 24600

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work4.26

4.26 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense8.99

8.99 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.02

1.02 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

14.2700

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$476.63

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Colorado inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

2,345

Code
24600
Physician work
4.26
Practice expense
8.99
Malpractice
1.02

GPCI2026.csv

37

Locality
Colorado
Physician work
1.012
Practice expense
1.064
Malpractice
0.781
Office calculation for 24600 in Colorado
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work4.26× 1.0124.3111
Practice expense8.99× 1.0649.5654
Malpractice1.02× 0.7810.7966
Total RVUs14.6731
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Colorado$490.09

Office: (4.26 × 1.012 + 8.99 × 1.064 + 1.02 × 0.781) × $33.4009 = $490.09

Facility: (4.26 × 1.012 + 6.76 × 1.064 + 1.02 × 0.781) × $33.4009 = $410.84

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Payment rules and modifiers for 24600

24600 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 24600

Elbow reduction, without anesthesia

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)1Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.10/0.69/0.21Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 24600

Elbow reduction, without anesthesia

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 50 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

24600 without 50 · national office

$476.63

Elbow reduction, without anesthesia

24600-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$714.95

Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 24600

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

Codes related to 24600
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Colorado
Same family
24605Elbow reduction, with anesthesiaClosed elbow dislocation treatment when anesthesia is required.No office rate
Used instead
24615Elbow dislocation, open treatmentOpen treatment is selected when the elbow dislocation is managed surgically.No office rate
24620Monteggia treatment, closed, without manipulationFor closed treatment of a Monteggia fracture-dislocation rather than an isolated elbow dislocation.No office rate
24640Nursemaid's elbow, radial head subluxationFor closed treatment of radial head subluxation, commonly called nursemaid's elbow.$108.10

How 24600 has changed in Colorado

24600 · Office / nonfacility

$490.09

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $97.63 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $392.46 to $490.09 (24.9%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $392.46changed to$490.09

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 4.37 changed to 4.26
    • Practice expense RVU 6.64 changed to 8.99
    • Malpractice RVU 0.89 changed to 1.02
    • Work GPCI 1.008 changed to 1.012
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.053 changed to 1.064
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.827 changed to 0.781

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $399.52changed to$392.46

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 6.50 changed to 6.64
    • Malpractice RVU 0.91 changed to 0.89

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $393.00changed to$399.52

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $399.16changed to$393.00

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 6.36 changed to 6.50
    • Malpractice RVU 0.89 changed to 0.91
    • Work GPCI 1.005 changed to 1.008
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.050 changed to 1.053
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.797 changed to 0.827

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $392.67changed to$399.16

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 6.00 changed to 6.36
    • Malpractice RVU 0.90 changed to 0.89
    • Work GPCI 1.001 changed to 1.005
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.047 changed to 1.050
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.767 changed to 0.797

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $388.27changed to$392.67

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 5.82 changed to 6.00
    • Malpractice RVU 0.86 changed to 0.90

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $388.28changed to$388.27

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 5.44 changed to 5.82
    • Malpractice RVU 0.85 changed to 0.86
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.001
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.033 changed to 1.047
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.905 changed to 0.767

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $385.18changed to$388.28

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 5.51 changed to 5.44
    • Malpractice RVU 0.68 changed to 0.85
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.018 changed to 1.033
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.042 changed to 0.905

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $381.09changed to$385.18

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 5.41 changed to 5.51

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $375.91changed to$381.09

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 5.30 changed to 5.41
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.015 changed to 1.018
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.066 changed to 1.042

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $374.88changed to$375.91

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 5.29 changed to 5.30
    • Malpractice RVU 0.69 changed to 0.68
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.011 changed to 1.015
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.090 changed to 1.066

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $377.05changed to$374.88

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 5.28 changed to 5.29
    • Malpractice RVU 0.72 changed to 0.69

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $375.17changed to$377.05

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $371.41changed to$375.17

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 5.24 changed to 5.28
    • Malpractice RVU 0.73 changed to 0.72
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.008 changed to 1.011
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.981 changed to 1.090

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $371.74changed to$371.41

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 5.87 changed to 5.24
    • Malpractice RVU 0.76 changed to 0.73
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.004 changed to 1.008
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.872 changed to 0.981

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $371.74

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$490.09$410.84RVU26D
2026-07-01$490.09$410.84RVU26C
2026-04-01$490.09$410.84RVU26B
2026-01-01$490.09$410.84RVU26A
2025-10-01$392.46$354.31RVU25D
2025-07-01$392.46$354.31RVU25C
2025-04-01$392.46$354.31RVU25B
2025-01-01$392.46$354.31RVU25A
2024-10-01$399.52$360.26RVU24D
2024-07-01$399.52$360.26RVU24C
2024-04-01$399.52$360.26RVU24B
2024-03-09$399.52$360.26RVU24AR
2024-01-01$393.00$354.38RVU24A
2023-10-01$399.16$359.67RVU23D
2023-07-01$399.16$359.67RVU23C
2023-04-01$399.16$359.67RVU23B
2023-01-01$399.16$359.67RVU23A
2022-10-01$392.67$353.90RVU22D
2022-07-01$392.67$353.90RVU22C
2022-04-01$392.67$353.90RVU22B
2022-01-01$392.67$353.90RVU22A
2021-10-01$388.27$350.28RVU21D
2021-07-01$388.27$350.28RVU21C
2021-04-01$388.27$350.28RVU21B
2021-01-01$388.27$350.28RVU21A
2020-10-01$388.28$352.86RVU20D
2020-07-01$388.28$352.86RVU20C
2020-04-01$388.28$352.86RVU20B
2020-01-01$388.28$352.86RVU20A
2019-10-01$385.18$349.96RVU19D
2019-07-01$385.18$349.96RVU19C
2019-04-01$385.18$349.96RVU19B
2019-01-01$385.18$349.96RVU19A
2018-10-01$381.09$347.37RVU18D
2018-07-01$381.09$347.37RVU18C
2018-04-01$381.09$347.37RVU18B
2018-01-01$381.09$347.37RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$375.91$344.58RVU17D
2017-07-01$375.91$344.58RVU17C
2017-04-01$375.91$344.58RVU17B
2017-01-01$375.91$344.58RVU17A
2016-10-01$374.88$343.75RVU16D
2016-07-01$374.88$343.75RVU16C
2016-04-01$374.88$343.75RVU16B
2016-01-01$374.88$343.75RVU16A
2015-10-01$377.05$345.08RVU15D
2015-07-01$377.05$345.08RVU15C
2015-04-01$375.17$343.36RVU15B
2015-01-01$375.17$343.36RVU15A
2014-10-01$371.41$341.08RVU14D
2014-07-01$371.41$341.08RVU14C
2014-04-01$371.41$341.08RVU14B
2014-01-01$371.41$341.08RVU14A
2013-10-01$371.74$338.95RVU13D
2013-07-01$371.74$338.95RVU13C
2013-04-01$371.74$338.95RVU13B
2013-01-01$371.74$338.95RVU13AR

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Where the Colorado rate applies

Colorado is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in Colorado. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Acres Green
  • Aetna Estates
  • Aguilar
  • Air Force Academy
  • Akron
  • Alamosa
  • Alamosa East
  • Allenspark

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24600 billing questions

When should 24600 be chosen over 24605?

Use 24600 for closed elbow dislocation treatment performed without anesthesia. Choose 24605 when anesthesia is required for the reduction.

What documentation supports reporting this code?

Document the elbow dislocation, the side treated, and the closed reduction performed without anesthesia. The record should make clear that treatment was for the dislocation rather than a fracture-dislocation or radial head subluxation.

How is bilateral treatment reported?

For treatment of both elbows, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.

Is routine follow-up included?

Yes. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be billed?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 24600PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 2,345 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ColoradoGPCI2026.csv, line 37 (RVU26D)

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