CPT code 26170: Tendon excision, palm, each tendon2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Mississippi

In Mississippi, Medicare pays $355.82 for 26170 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 26170 covers

This procedure removes a tendon located in the palm. A hand, orthopedic, or plastic surgeon may perform it when the operative plan calls for removal of the tendon itself, rather than release of tendon adhesions, excision of a tendon-sheath lesion, or treatment of palmar fascia. The operative report should identify the tendon and its palmar location, explain the reason for removal, and document how many tendons were treated.

Report one service for each tendon excised. The documentation should make clear that the tendon—not a neighboring sheath, mass, or contracture—is the structure removed. This is major surgery with a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; follow the each-tendon descriptor. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of 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 Mississippi compares for 26170

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 26170 runs from $348.54 in Arkansas to $484.01 in San Benito County, CA. Mississippi pays $355.82. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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26170 rates by state

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How the 26170 rate is calculated

Each of 26170’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 26170

26170 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 26170

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

How 26170 has changed in Mississippi

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Where the Mississippi rate applies

Mississippi is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 427 cities and communities in Mississippi. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbeville
• Aberdeen
• Ackerman
• Agricola
• Alcorn State University
• Algoma
• Alligator
• Amory

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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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