CPT code 26040: Palm contracture release, percutaneous technique2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Delaware

In Delaware, Medicare pays $304.99 for 26040 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 26040 covers

The physician releases a contracted palmar fascial cord by dividing it through the skin, typically with a needle or similar percutaneous instrument. Hand surgeons commonly perform this treatment for Dupuytren’s contracture when a cord limits finger extension, in an office or outpatient surgical setting. The technique releases the cord rather than removing a segment of palmar fascia through an open incision.

Choose this code when the documented method is percutaneous; an open release or fasciectomy is a different service. The record should identify the treated hand and cord, the contracture and its effect on motion, and the technique used. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For bilateral procedures reported with modifier 50, payment is 150%. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; 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 Delaware compares for 26040

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 26040 runs from $273.86 in Arkansas to $388.90 in San Benito County, CA. Delaware pays $304.99. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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26040 rates by state

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How the 26040 rate is calculated

Each of 26040’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 26040

26040 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 26040

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

How 26040 has changed in Delaware

Price 26040 for an earlier date of service

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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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