CPT code 26715: Knuckle dislocation, open treatment, single joint2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $531.37 for 26715 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 26715 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 26715 covers

A hand or orthopedic surgeon uses an open approach to restore alignment of a dislocated metacarpophalangeal joint. This may be needed when a closed reduction cannot restore the joint, such as when soft tissue is trapped between the joint surfaces, or when the surgeon determines open treatment is necessary. The procedure is commonly performed in an operating room for a traumatic knuckle dislocation.

Report this code for open treatment of one MCP joint dislocation; distinguish it from closed reduction and percutaneous fixation. The operative note should identify the joint and digit, describe the open reduction, and document any fixation. Internal fixation, when performed, is included. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 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. Bilateral adjustment is not appropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented 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 New Mexico compares for 26715

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 26715 runs from $485.34 in Arkansas to $670.13 in San Benito County, CA. New Mexico pays $531.37. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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26715 rates by state

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

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How the 26715 rate is calculated

Each of 26715’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 26715

26715 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 26715

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

How 26715 has changed in New Mexico

Price 26715 for an earlier date of service

Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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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