CPT code 28119: Heel spur removal, calcaneal spur2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Baltimore area, MD

In Baltimore area, MD, Medicare pays $562.04 for 28119 in the office and $364.21 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 28119 covers

A foot-and-ankle surgeon or podiatrist uses this service to remove a calcaneal spur associated with persistent heel symptoms, commonly a plantar spur in a patient with chronic plantar heel pain. The operation may include release of the plantar fascia when the surgeon performs it with spur removal. It is generally performed in an operating room or ambulatory surgery setting after conservative treatment has not resolved the problem.

Report the code when the operative work removes a heel spur, rather than a broader portion of the calcaneus or a bone lesion. The operative note should identify the spur's location and describe its removal; document plantar fascial release if performed. A 90-day global period includes 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. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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 Baltimore area, MD compares for 28119

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 28119 runs from $474.37 in Arkansas to $686.89 in San Benito County, CA. Baltimore area, MD pays $562.04. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 28119 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 28119

28119 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 28119

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

How 28119 has changed in Baltimore area, MD

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Where the Baltimore area, MD rate applies

Baltimore area, MD is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 100 cities and communities in Maryland. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Baltimore
• Aberdeen
• Aberdeen Proving Ground
• Abingdon
• Annapolis
• Annapolis Neck
• Arbutus
• Arden on the Severn

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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.

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