CPT code 26460: Extensor tenotomy, hand or finger tendon2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Vermont

In Vermont, Medicare pays $434.75 for 26460 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 26460 covers

This procedure surgically divides an extensor tendon in the hand or a finger to change tendon tension or correct an extensor mechanism contracture or imbalance. It is typically performed by a hand, orthopedic, or plastic surgeon in an operating room or other surgical setting. The operative record should identify the tendon and site and explain the functional problem the division is intended to address.

Report the code for each tendon treated, distinguishing this operation from freeing adhesions or repairing a disrupted tendon. The record should support the specific tendon division and the clinical indication. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code; 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 Vermont compares for 26460

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 26460 runs from $394.29 in Arkansas to $588.47 in San Benito County, CA. Vermont pays $434.75. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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26460 rates by state

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

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How the 26460 rate is calculated

Each of 26460’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 26460

26460 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 26460

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

How 26460 has changed in Vermont

Price 26460 for an earlier date of service

Where the Vermont rate applies

Vermont is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 180 cities and communities in Vermont. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Albany
• Alburgh
• Algiers
• Arlington
• Ascutney
• Bakersfield
• Barnet
• Barre

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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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