CPT code 28445: Talus fracture surgery, open treatment2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $964.26 for 28445 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 28445 covers

An orthopedic surgeon typically reports this service when the talus fracture is treated through an open surgical approach to expose and reduce the fracture. Internal fixation, such as plates or screws, is included when performed. A common setting is an operating room for a displaced talar fracture requiring direct access; the code is specific to fracture treatment of the talus, not a neighboring tarsal bone or an osteochondral graft procedure.

The operative report should identify the talus fracture and document the open approach and reduction; describe fixation when used. This major surgery has a 90-day global period that includes 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 50% reduction. For bilateral treatment, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires 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 New Mexico compares for 28445

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 28445 runs from $879.09 in Arkansas to $1,215.36 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $964.26. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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28445 rates by state

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How the 28445 rate is calculated

Each of 28445’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 28445

28445 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 28445

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

How 28445 has changed in New Mexico

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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.

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