CPT code 25652: Ulnar styloid fracture, open treatment2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Delaware

In Delaware, Medicare pays $583.57 for 25652 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 25652 covers

This service involves surgically exposing an ulnar styloid fracture and treating it directly; fixation may be used. Orthopedic or hand surgeons commonly perform it in an operating room, often when the fragment is displaced or the fracture is associated with distal radioulnar joint instability. Ulnar styloid fractures can occur with distal radius fractures, so the operative plan may address both injuries during the same session.

Choose this code when the documented treatment uses an open approach, rather than closed care or percutaneous skeletal fixation. The operative report should identify the fracture, describe the open approach and treatment, and document any fixation performed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 applies to bilateral procedures, paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid; co-surgeons require 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 Delaware compares for 25652

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 25652 runs from $526.53 in Arkansas to $717.35 in San Benito County, CA. Delaware pays $583.57. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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25652 rates by state

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How the 25652 rate is calculated

Each of 25652’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 25652

25652 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 25652

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

How 25652 has changed in Delaware

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Where the Delaware rate applies

Delaware is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Arden
• Ardencroft
• Ardentown
• Bear
• Bellefonte
• Bethany Beach
• Bethel
• Blades

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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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