CPT code 26555: Finger transfer, single finger repositioning2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Minnesota

In Minnesota, Medicare pays $1,243.90 for 26555 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 26555 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 26555 covers

The surgeon moves one existing finger to a different position on the hand as a reconstructive procedure. The operation may be considered when the placement of a digit needs surgical correction; it is distinct from transferring a toe to the hand or converting a finger into a thumb. Hand surgeons typically perform the procedure in an operating room, with the operative plan and anatomy determining the reconstruction.

Report 26555 for the single-finger positional transfer documented in the operative report, not simply for releasing a contracted joint or revising a finger joint. The note should identify the digit and its original and intended positions and describe the transfer performed. This major surgery code includes 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. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. An assistant at surgery may be paid; 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 Minnesota compares for 26555

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 26555 runs from $1,162.04 in Arkansas to $1,595.49 in San Benito County, CA. Minnesota pays $1,243.90. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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26555 rates by state

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

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How the 26555 rate is calculated

Each of 26555’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 26555

26555 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 26555

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

How 26555 has changed in Minnesota

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Where the Minnesota rate applies

Minnesota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 916 cities and communities in Minnesota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ada
• Adams
• Adrian
• Afton
• Aitkin
• Akeley
• Albany
• Albert Lea

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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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