CPT code 26117: Hand tumor resection, tumor under 3 cm2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $737.86 for 26117 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 26117 covers

A hand surgeon or other qualified surgeon removes a small soft-tissue tumor from the hand or finger using a radical resection approach, taking the tumor and surrounding tissue as indicated by the operative plan. This is an operative service, commonly performed in a hospital or ambulatory surgery center when the tumor’s location or extent calls for surgical treatment. The tumor’s size alone does not establish this code; the documented extent of resection must support the radical procedure rather than a conventional local excision.

Report this code when the resected tumor is under 3 cm and the operative report supports radical resection. Document the tumor’s measured size, site, involved tissue, extent of removal, and relevant margin or specimen details. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this descriptor and anatomy. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; co-surgeon and team-surgery reporting 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 Connecticut compares for 26117

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 26117 runs from $620.27 in Arkansas to $849.10 in Alaska. Connecticut pays $737.86. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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26117 rates by state

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How the 26117 rate is calculated

Each of 26117’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 26117

26117 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 51

Codes related to 26117

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

How 26117 has changed in Connecticut

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Where the Connecticut rate applies

Connecticut is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 215 cities and communities in Connecticut. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ansonia
• Ball Pond
• Baltic
• Bantam
• Bethel
• Bethlehem Village
• Bigelow Corners
• Blue Hills

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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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