CPT code 28039: Tumor excision, subcutaneous, 1.5 cm or larger2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Alabama

In Alabama, Medicare pays $433.01 for 28039 in the office and $291.85 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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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 28039 covers

This code describes surgical removal of a soft-tissue mass beneath the skin of a foot or toe when the mass measures 1.5 cm or more. A podiatrist or orthopedic foot surgeon may remove a palpable mass, such as a subcutaneous lipoma, in an operating room or another appropriate surgical setting. The defining features are the subcutaneous location and the size of the lesion, not the length of the incision.

Choose this code when the operative findings place the mass in subcutaneous tissue and document its size at or above the threshold. The report should identify the foot or toe, describe the tissue plane and mass, and record its dimensions. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; 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 Alabama compares for 28039

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 28039 runs from $427.51 in Arkansas to $610.90 in San Benito County, CA. Alabama pays $433.01. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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28039 rates by state

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

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How the 28039 rate is calculated

Each of 28039’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 28039

28039 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 50

Codes related to 28039

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

How 28039 has changed in Alabama

Price 28039 for an earlier date of service

Where the Alabama rate applies

Alabama is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 595 cities and communities in Alabama. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abanda
• Abbeville
• Adamsville
• Addison
• Akron
• Alabaster
• Albertville
• Alexander City

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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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