CPT code 25635: Carpal fracture treatment, with manipulation, each bone2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Merced, CA

In Merced, CA, Medicare pays $540.91 for 25635 in the office and $434.01 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 25635 covers

An orthopedist, hand surgeon, or other qualified treating clinician reports this service when a carpal fracture other than a scaphoid fracture is treated without surgical exposure and requires manipulation to restore alignment. Examples of eligible bones include the triquetrum, lunate, capitate, hamate, trapezium, trapezoid, and pisiform. Treatment may occur in an emergency department, clinic, or other setting where the clinician provides fracture care.

Select the code for each bone treated and document the fracture site, laterality, closed approach, and the manipulation performed. A fracture treated without manipulation is reported with 25630; scaphoid fractures belong to their own code family. The 90-day global includes 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 others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. 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 Merced, CA compares for 25635

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 25635 runs from $457.41 in Arkansas to $672.04 in San Benito County, CA. Merced, CA pays $540.91. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 25635 rate is calculated

Each of 25635’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 25635

25635 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 25635

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

How 25635 has changed in Merced, CA

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Where the Merced, CA rate applies

Merced, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Merced
• Atwater
• Ballico
• Bear Creek
• Cressey
• Delhi
• Dos Palos
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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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