CPT code 24615: Elbow dislocation, open treatment2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $739.06 for 24615 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 24615 covers

CPT 24615 represents operative treatment of an acute or chronic elbow dislocation through surgical exposure of the joint. An orthopedic surgeon typically performs the procedure in a hospital or ambulatory surgery setting when open treatment is chosen; the operative report should identify the dislocation and describe the approach and work performed to reduce or manage it. This code concerns the dislocation itself, rather than a Monteggia fracture-dislocation, which has separate treatment codes.

Report 24615 for open treatment, not for closed reduction alone. Document the affected elbow, whether the dislocation is acute or chronic, and the operative steps. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; 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.

How Washington, DC area compares for 24615

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 24615 runs from $593.56 in Arkansas to $813.42 in Alaska. Washington, DC area pays $739.06. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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24615 rates by state

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How the 24615 rate is calculated

Each of 24615’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 24615

24615 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 24615

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

How 24615 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

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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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