CPT code 25136: Wrist bone lesion, with allograft2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

Reports removal or curettage of a benign wrist bone lesion followed by filling the resulting defect with allograft bone.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality22 Medicare services in 2024

In Montana, Medicare pays $483.23 for 25136 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Not available in this settingOffice (non-facility)
$483.23Hospital 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.

We’ll open 25136 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Montana
  2. What 25136 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 25136 covers

An orthopedic or hand surgeon uses this service to remove or curette a bone cyst or benign tumor in the wrist and fill the resulting defect with donor bone. The target is a bone lesion, such as one in the carpal region, rather than a tendon or other soft-tissue mass. The work is typically performed in an operating-room setting when the lesion requires operative treatment and grafting.

Select this code when the wrist bone lesion is treated with an allograft; the corresponding autograft service is a different code. The operative report should identify the lesion site, removal or curettage performed, and use of allograft. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Modifier 50 for bilateral surgery is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; 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 Montana compares for 25136

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 25136 runs from $428.67 in Arkansas to $591.78 in San Benito County, CA. Montana pays $483.23. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

25136 in Montana vs other payment areas
  1. Montana · this page$483.23
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$521.16+$37.93
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$541.75+$58.52
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$558.54+$75.31
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$541.28+$58.05
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$560.13+$76.90
  7. Alaska · Alaska$579.78+$96.55

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

Every other payment area

25136 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama—$434.70
ArkansasArkansas—$428.67
ArizonaArizona—$469.70
Bakersfield, CACalifornia—$493.48
Chico, CACalifornia—$489.96
El Centro, CACalifornia—$490.18
Fresno, CACalifornia—$489.96
Hanford, CACalifornia—$489.96

25136 rates by state

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25136 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

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How the 25136 rate is calculated

Each of 25136’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 · 25136

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work5.99

5.99 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense7.20

7.20 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.28

1.28 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

14.4700

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$483.31

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

The exact Montana inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

2,404

Code
25136
Physician work
5.99
Practice expense
7.20
Malpractice
1.28

GPCI2026.csv

71

Locality
Montana
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.000
Malpractice
0.998
Facility calculation for 25136 in Montana
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work5.99× 1.0005.9900
Practice expense7.20× 1.0007.2000
Malpractice1.28× 0.9981.2774
Total RVUs14.4674
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Montana$483.23

Facility: (5.99 × 1 + 7.2 × 1 + 1.28 × 0.998) × $33.4009 = $483.23

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Payment rules and modifiers for 25136

25136 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 25136

Wrist bone lesion, with allograft

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)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)1Permitted with supporting documentation.
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 · 25136

Wrist bone lesion, with allograft

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

25136 without 50 · national facility

$483.31

Wrist bone lesion, with allograft

25136-50 · Bilateral: 150%

$724.97

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

How 25136 has changed in Montana

25136 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

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
Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01Not available in this setting$483.23RVU26D
2026-07-01Not available in this setting$483.23RVU26C
2026-04-01Not available in this setting$483.23RVU26B
2026-01-01Not available in this setting$483.23RVU26A
2025-10-01Not available in this setting$498.21RVU25D
2025-07-01Not available in this setting$498.21RVU25C
2025-04-01Not available in this setting$498.21RVU25B
2025-01-01Not available in this setting$498.21RVU25A
2024-10-01Not available in this setting$507.71RVU24D
2024-07-01Not available in this setting$507.71RVU24C
2024-04-01Not available in this setting$507.71RVU24B
2024-03-09Not available in this setting$507.71RVU24AR
2024-01-01Not available in this setting$499.42RVU24A
2023-10-01Not available in this setting$511.45RVU23D
2023-07-01Not available in this setting$511.45RVU23C
2023-04-01Not available in this setting$511.45RVU23B
2023-01-01Not available in this setting$511.45RVU23A
2022-10-01Not available in this setting$514.62RVU22D
2022-07-01Not available in this setting$514.62RVU22C
2022-04-01Not available in this setting$514.62RVU22B
2022-01-01Not available in this setting$514.62RVU22A
2021-10-01Not available in this setting$514.37RVU21D
2021-07-01Not available in this setting$514.37RVU21C
2021-04-01Not available in this setting$514.37RVU21B
2021-01-01Not available in this setting$514.37RVU21A
2020-10-01Not available in this setting$529.69RVU20D
2020-07-01Not available in this setting$529.69RVU20C
2020-04-01Not available in this setting$529.69RVU20B
2020-01-01Not available in this setting$529.69RVU20A
2019-10-01Not available in this setting$540.54RVU19D
2019-07-01Not available in this setting$540.54RVU19C
2019-04-01Not available in this setting$531.72RVU19B
2019-01-01Not available in this setting$531.72RVU19A
2018-10-01Not available in this setting$539.10RVU18D
2018-07-01Not available in this setting$539.10RVU18C
2018-04-01Not available in this setting$539.10RVU18B
2018-01-01Not available in this setting$539.10RVU18AR1
2017-10-01Not available in this setting$514.20RVU17D
2017-07-01Not available in this setting$514.20RVU17C
2017-04-01Not available in this setting$514.20RVU17B
2017-01-01Not available in this setting$514.20RVU17A
2016-10-01Not available in this setting$512.17RVU16D
2016-07-01Not available in this setting$512.17RVU16C
2016-04-01Not available in this setting$512.17RVU16B
2016-01-01Not available in this setting$512.17RVU16A
2015-10-01Not available in this setting$519.65RVU15D
2015-07-01Not available in this setting$519.65RVU15C
2015-04-01Not available in this setting$517.07RVU15B
2015-01-01Not available in this setting$517.07RVU15A
2014-10-01Not available in this setting$508.02RVU14D
2014-07-01Not available in this setting$508.02RVU14C
2014-04-01Not available in this setting$508.02RVU14B
2014-01-01Not available in this setting$508.02RVU14A
2013-10-01Not available in this setting$503.36RVU13D
2013-07-01Not available in this setting$503.36RVU13C
2013-04-01Not available in this setting$503.36RVU13B
2013-01-01Not available in this setting$503.36RVU13AR

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Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

  • Absarokee
  • Acton
  • Alberton
  • Alder
  • Alzada
  • Amsterdam
  • Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
  • Antelope

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25136 billing questions

How is this different from 25135?

Both cover removal or curettage of a wrist bone lesion with grafting. Use 25136 for allograft and 25135 for autogenous bone graft.

When would 25130 be more appropriate?

Use 25130 for removal or curettage of a wrist bone lesion without the grafting represented by this code.

Can the bone graft be reported separately?

The allograft is part of the service represented by 25136. The operative documentation should support that allograft was used to fill the lesion defect.

What postoperative care is included?

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

How does Medicare handle bilateral surgery or other procedures in the same session?

Modifier 50 bilateral payment is 150%. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeons are paid only with supporting documentation; team surgery is 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 25136PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 2,404 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MontanaGPCI2026.csv, line 71 (RVU26D)

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