CPT code 26568: Bone lengthening, metacarpal or phalanx2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Ohio

In Ohio, Medicare pays $864.27 for 26568 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 26568 covers

A hand surgeon lengthens a metacarpal or phalanx when a bone is abnormally short and length restoration is part of the treatment plan. Typical situations include congenital shortening, such as brachymetacarpia, and shortening after injury. The procedure is generally performed in an operating room by an orthopedic or plastic surgeon with hand-surgery expertise; the operative approach may use an osteotomy and a method of gradual or immediate lengthening.

Choose this code for the lengthening procedure, not simply because an osteotomy is performed. The operative report should identify the bone treated, the reason for lengthening, the correction performed, and the method used. CMS 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 multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. 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 Ohio compares for 26568

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 26568 runs from $803.21 in Arkansas to $1,155.57 in San Benito County, CA. Ohio pays $864.27. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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26568 rates by state

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How the 26568 rate is calculated

Each of 26568’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 26568

26568 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 26568

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

How 26568 has changed in Ohio

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Where the Ohio rate applies

Ohio is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1265 cities and communities in Ohio. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Ada
• Adamsville
• Addyston
• Adelphi
• Adena
• Ai
• Akron

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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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