CPT code 26320: Implant removal, hand2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Connecticut

In Connecticut, Medicare pays $359.53 for 26320 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 26320 covers

A hand surgeon or orthopedic surgeon uses this service to remove an implanted device from the hand, often after a fracture has healed or when hardware causes pain, prominence, or other problems. Examples include a buried wire, pin, screw, or plate. Removal involves operative access to the implant; it is not simply removal of an external splint or dressing. The procedure may take place in a hospital or ambulatory surgery setting.

Select the code for an implant in the hand, rather than a general implant-removal code for another site or a foreign-body removal code. The operative report should identify the implant, its hand location, and the work performed to remove it. This major surgery has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; 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 Connecticut compares for 26320

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 26320 runs from $299.95 in Arkansas to $418.98 in San Benito County, CA. Connecticut pays $359.53. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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26320 rates by state

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

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How the 26320 rate is calculated

Each of 26320’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 26320

26320 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 26320

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

How 26320 has changed in Connecticut

Price 26320 for an earlier date of service

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.

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

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