CPT code 26775: Finger dislocation, closed reduction with anesthesia2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Medicare pays $439.22 for 26775 nationally in the office and $357.39 in a hospital or facility. Local office rates run $386.46–$568.22.

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

What 26775 covers

This service is a closed reduction of a dislocated interphalangeal joint in a finger. The clinician manipulates the joint back into alignment without an open incision; the distinguishing feature is that anesthesia is required for the reduction. Orthopedic and hand surgeons may perform it, including in an emergency department or an operating room. A dislocated proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint is a typical clinical situation when closed manipulation under anesthesia is needed.

Select the code based on the involved joint and the treatment performed: it is for an interphalangeal joint treated by closed manipulation requiring anesthesia, not a metacarpophalangeal joint or a dislocation treated with pin fixation or open surgery. Documentation should identify the joint, the dislocation, the closed reduction and manipulation, and the anesthesia requirement. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. 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; assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and 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.

Where 26775 pays more and less

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26775 rates by state

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How the 26775 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 26775

26775 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

26775 compared with similar codes

How to choose

26770Finger dislocationWithout anesthesia

Both are closed treatments of finger interphalangeal dislocations. Choose 26775 when anesthesia is required for manipulation; choose 26770 for treatment without anesthesia.

26776Finger dislocationPercutaneous fixation

26776 describes percutaneous skeletal fixation of the interphalangeal dislocation. This code describes closed manipulation requiring anesthesia without that fixation approach.

26705Knuckle reductionManipulation requiring anesthesia

26705 is for a metacarpophalangeal (knuckle) dislocation requiring anesthesia. This code is for an interphalangeal joint dislocation.

26785Finger dislocationOpen interphalangeal treatment

26785 is used when the interphalangeal dislocation is treated by open surgery. This code describes a closed reduction.

Codes related to 26775

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

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.

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