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CPT code 26125: Palmar fasciectomy, each additional digit2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports fasciectomy and contracture release in each additional finger affected by Dupuytren disease, after the first digit is treated with the primary procedure.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities5.5K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $228.13 for 26125 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 26125

Palmar fasciectomy, each additional digit

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
4.49
Total RVUs
6.83
Global days
ZZZ

National rate · 2026

$228.13

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

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On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 26125 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 26125 covers

This add-on describes extending an open fasciectomy and contracture release to an additional digit affected by Dupuytren disease. A hand surgeon typically removes diseased palmar and digital fascia that is restricting finger extension. It is used when more than one digit requires treatment during the operative session, beyond the first digit addressed by the primary procedure.

Report 26125 with 26123 for the first digit treated; it is not reported as a standalone service. Documentation should identify each additional digit treated and support fascial excision and contracture release at those sites. CMS classifies this as an add-on code: it must be billed with a primary procedure, and its payment falls within that procedure’s global period.

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.

Where 26125 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

26125 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$209.48
AlaskaUnavailable$293.43
ArizonaUnavailable$222.46
ArkansasUnavailable$207.23
Atlanta, GAUnavailable$235.14
Austin, TXUnavailable$228.02
Bakersfield, CAUnavailable$224.49
Baltimore area, MDUnavailable$240.94
Beaumont, TXUnavailable$221.64
Brazoria, TXUnavailable$222.56

26125 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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26125 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

How the 26125 rate is calculated

Each of 26125’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 · 26125

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work4.49

4.49 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense1.48

1.48 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.86

0.86 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

6.8300

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$228.13

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

Payment rules and modifiers for 26125

The CMS indicators that decide how 26125 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 26125

Palmar fasciectomy, each additional digit

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodZZZAdd-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

26125 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 26125

    Palmar fasciectomy, each additional digit4.49 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 26123

    Dupuytren release, palm and one digit10.61 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 26121

    Palmar fasciectomy, palm only7.54 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 26040

    Palm contracture release, percutaneous technique3.37 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

26123Dupuytren releasePalm and one digit
Use 26123 for the first digit treated with palm-and-finger fasciectomy and contracture release. Add 26125 for each additional digit treated.
26121Palmar fasciectomyPalm only
26121 is limited to fasciectomy in the palm. 26125 applies to additional digits when the primary palm-and-finger procedure is reported with 26123.
26040Palm contracture releasePercutaneous technique
26040 describes a percutaneous palmar fasciotomy, rather than the open fasciectomy and additional-digit release reported with 26125.

Codes related to 26125

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

Codes related to 26125
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Primary code
26123Dupuytren release, palm and one digitPrimary fasciectomy and contracture release for the first digit treated.No office rate
Same family
26121Palmar fasciectomy, palm onlyCovers fasciectomy limited to the palm rather than treatment extending into additional digits.No office rate
Used instead
26040Palm contracture release, percutaneous techniquePercutaneous palmar fasciotomy is a different approach for selected Dupuytren contractures.No office rate

26125 billing questions

What primary code is reported with 26125?

Report 26125 with 26123, which covers the first digit treated with fasciectomy and contracture release. Do not report 26125 by itself.

When is 26125 used instead of 26121?

26125 is for each additional digit treated after the first digit under 26123. 26121 describes fasciectomy limited to the palm, without the palm-and-finger treatment represented by this code family’s digit services.

How should the additional digits be documented?

Identify each additional digit treated and document the diseased fascia excised and the contracture release performed. The record should distinguish those digits from the first digit reported with 26123.

Is 26125 an add-on code?

Yes. It must be billed with a primary procedure, and CMS payment is within that procedure’s global period.

Can 26125 be reported for multiple additional digits?

The code represents each additional digit. The operative documentation should support the number of additional digits treated.

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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RVUs for 26125PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 2,553 (RVU26D)

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