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CPT code 41000: Oral abscess drainage, floor of mouth2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Houston, TX

Reports intraoral drainage of an abscess, cyst, or hematoma in the floor of the mouth, rather than a collection at another oral site.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality70 Medicare services in 2024

In Houston, TX, Medicare pays $161.17 for 41000 in the office and $105.12 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$161.17Office (non-facility)
$105.12Hospital or facility
+1.2%vs the national office rate ($159.32)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 41000 nationwide

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

We’ll open 41000 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Houston, TX
  2. What 41000 covers
  3. Compared with other areas
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Related codes
  8. Rate history
  9. Where it applies
  10. Billing questions
  11. Sources

What 41000 covers

This procedure drains a localized collection in the floor of the mouth through an intraoral approach. The collection may be an abscess, cyst, or hematoma. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons, dentists, and other qualified physicians may perform it in an office, outpatient department, or operating room, depending on the patient’s condition and the extent of the infection or collection. The documented site and route distinguish this service from drainage involving the tongue, vestibule, or extraoral neck spaces.

Report the service when the clinician actually drains a collection at the floor of the mouth; documentation should identify the site, the nature of the collection when known, and the intraoral approach. Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included. 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. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeon and team-surgery billing 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 Houston, TX compares for 41000

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 41000 runs from $141.01 in Arkansas to $209.66 in San Benito County, CA. Houston, TX pays $161.17. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

41000 in Houston, TX vs other payment areas
  1. Houston, TX · this page$161.17
  2. Austin, TX · Texas$165.06+$3.89
  3. Beaumont, TX · Texas$149.07−$12.10
  4. Brazoria, TX · Texas$157.37−$3.80
  5. Dallas, TX · Texas$158.43−$2.74
  6. Fort Worth, TX · Texas$157.41−$3.76
  7. Galveston, TX · Texas$157.88−$3.29

Other areas in Texas first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

41000 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Rest of TexasTexas$153.17$99.60
Los Angeles, CACalifornia$179.10$112.32
Washington, DC areaDistrict of Columbia$181.82$115.33
Miami, FLFlorida$172.99$114.23
Chicago, ILIllinois$167.96$111.23
Manhattan, NYNew York$183.36$117.77
AlaskaAlaska$185.77$125.65
AlabamaAlabama$143.06$93.67

41000 rates by state

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

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$141.01

$188.72

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41000 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$185.771
AL$143.061
AR$141.011
AZ$155.071
CA$167.77–$209.6629
CO$165.521
CT$169.881
DC$181.821
DE$157.621
FL$157.54–$172.993
GA$148.68–$162.412
GU$171.751
HI$171.751
IA$146.411
ID$147.421
IL$153.20–$167.964
IN$148.261
KS$145.861
KY$146.691
LA$146.51–$153.702
MA$164.60–$181.662
MD$160.58–$181.823
ME$148.31–$156.122
MI$150.60–$159.622
MN$158.261
MO$144.09–$154.093
MS$142.571
MT$159.311
NC$149.831
ND$155.751
NE$147.171
NH$163.051
NJ$171.72–$179.982
NM$151.471
NV$158.431
NY$152.08–$187.945
OH$149.871
OK$146.291
OR$157.10–$170.612
PA$150.04–$165.752
PR$160.431
RI$163.111
SC$150.121
SD$155.331
TN$146.601
TX$149.07–$165.068
UT$152.161
VA$155.70–$181.822
VI$160.431
VT$155.261
WA$164.25–$185.222
WI$150.571
WV$147.611
WY$157.761

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How the 41000 rate is calculated

Each of 41000’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.

How the rate is built · 41000

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work1.32

1.32 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense3.27

3.27 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.18

0.18 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

4.7700

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$159.32

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact Houston, TX inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

4,882

Code
41000
Physician work
1.32
Practice expense
3.27
Malpractice
0.18

GPCI2026.csv

102

Locality
Houston, TX
Physician work
1.008
Practice expense
0.993
Malpractice
1.376
Office calculation for 41000 in Houston, TX
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.32× 1.0081.3306
Practice expense3.27× 0.9933.2471
Malpractice0.18× 1.3760.2477
Total RVUs4.8254
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Houston, TX$161.17

Office: (1.32 × 1.008 + 3.27 × 0.993 + 0.18 × 1.376) × $33.4009 = $161.17

Facility: (1.32 × 1.008 + 1.58 × 0.993 + 0.18 × 1.376) × $33.4009 = $105.12

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Payment rules and modifiers for 41000

41000 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 41000

Oral abscess drainage, floor of mouth

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period010Minor procedure: the day of the procedure plus 10 days after are included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.10/0.80/0.10Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 41000

Oral abscess drainage, floor of mouth

10-day global period ends

Oct 11, 2026

Covers Oct 1, 2026 through Oct 11, 2026 (11 days).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

After the global period ends: visits and procedures are billed normally.

SurgeryVisit
Sep 28, 2026Oct 14, 2026

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

41000 without 51 · national office

$159.32

Oral abscess drainage, floor of mouth

41000-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$79.66

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 41000

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

Codes related to 41000
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Houston, TX
Same family
41005Oral drainage, mouth vestibuleDrainage for a collection centered in the tongue.$232.20
41006Mouth lesion drainage, floor of mouth, extraoralDrainage for a collection in the vestibule of the mouth.$353.09
41007Mouth lesion drainage, floor of mouth, intraoralDrainage for a collection in the submandibular space by an extraoral approach.$340.49
41008Tongue drainage, intraoral approachDrainage for a collection in the submental space by an extraoral approach.$419.56

How 41000 has changed in Houston, TX

41000 · Office / nonfacility

$161.17

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $14.21 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $146.96 to $161.17 (9.7%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $146.96changed to$161.17

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.35 changed to 1.32
    • Practice expense RVU 2.94 changed to 3.27
    • Malpractice RVU 0.16 changed to 0.18
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.008
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.003 changed to 0.993
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.409 changed to 1.376

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    $148.42changed to$146.96

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 2.87 changed to 2.94
    • Malpractice RVU 0.15 changed to 0.16

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $146.00changed to$148.42

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $154.03changed to$146.00

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 2.91 changed to 2.87
    • Malpractice RVU 0.18 changed to 0.15
    • Work GPCI 1.023 changed to 1.014
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.016 changed to 1.003
    • Malpractice GPCI 1.154 changed to 1.409

  5. January 1, 2023

    RVU23A

    $160.69changed to$154.03

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 3.01 changed to 2.91
    • Malpractice RVU 0.17 changed to 0.18
    • Work GPCI 1.032 changed to 1.023
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.029 changed to 1.016
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.900 changed to 1.154

    Held through RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D.

  6. January 1, 2022

    RVU22A

    $167.46changed to$160.69

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 3.17 changed to 3.01
    • Malpractice RVU 0.16 changed to 0.17

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $166.86changed to$167.46

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 3.04 changed to 3.17
    • Malpractice RVU 0.15 changed to 0.16
    • Work GPCI 1.026 changed to 1.032
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.020 changed to 1.029
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.918 changed to 0.900

    Held through RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D.

  8. January 1, 2020

    RVU20A

    $169.41changed to$166.86

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 3.09 changed to 3.04
    • Malpractice RVU 0.21 changed to 0.15
    • Work GPCI 1.020 changed to 1.026
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.012 changed to 1.020
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.936 changed to 0.918

    Held through RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D.

  9. January 1, 2019

    RVU19A

    $169.59changed to$169.41

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 3.10 changed to 3.09

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $169.89changed to$169.59

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 3.13 changed to 3.10
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.009 changed to 1.012
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.946 changed to 0.936

    Held through RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D.

  11. January 1, 2017

    RVU17A

    $170.98changed to$169.89

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 3.18 changed to 3.13
    • Work GPCI 1.019 changed to 1.020
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.006 changed to 1.009
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.955 changed to 0.946

    Held through RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D.

  12. January 1, 2016

    RVU16A

    $171.59changed to$170.98

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $170.74changed to$171.59

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $169.49changed to$170.74

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 3.19 changed to 3.18
    • Malpractice RVU 0.17 changed to 0.21
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.019
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.004 changed to 1.006
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.939 changed to 0.955

    Held through RVU15B.

  15. January 1, 2014

    RVU14A

    $170.29changed to$169.49

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 3.47 changed to 3.19
    • Malpractice RVU 0.18 changed to 0.17
    • Work GPCI 1.009 changed to 1.014
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.002 changed to 1.004
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.923 changed to 0.939

    Held through RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D.

  16. January 1, 2013

    RVU13AR

    Earliest loaded release: $170.29

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$161.17$105.12RVU26D
2026-07-01$161.17$105.12RVU26C
2026-04-01$161.17$105.12RVU26B
2026-01-01$161.17$105.12RVU26A
2025-10-01$146.96$108.02RVU25D
2025-07-01$146.96$108.02RVU25C
2025-04-01$146.96$108.02RVU25B
2025-01-01$146.96$108.02RVU25A
2024-10-01$148.42$107.36RVU24D
2024-07-01$148.42$107.36RVU24C
2024-04-01$148.42$107.36RVU24B
2024-03-09$148.42$107.36RVU24AR
2024-01-01$146.00$105.61RVU24A
2023-10-01$154.03$109.96RVU23D
2023-07-01$154.03$109.96RVU23C
2023-04-01$154.03$109.96RVU23B
2023-01-01$154.03$109.96RVU23A
2022-10-01$160.69$111.20RVU22D
2022-07-01$160.69$111.20RVU22C
2022-04-01$160.69$111.20RVU22B
2022-01-01$160.69$111.20RVU22A
2021-10-01$167.46$113.24RVU21D
2021-07-01$167.46$113.24RVU21C
2021-04-01$167.46$113.24RVU21B
2021-01-01$167.46$113.24RVU21A
2020-10-01$166.86$114.96RVU20D
2020-07-01$166.86$114.96RVU20C
2020-04-01$166.86$114.96RVU20B
2020-01-01$166.86$114.96RVU20A
2019-10-01$169.41$117.25RVU19D
2019-07-01$169.41$117.25RVU19C
2019-04-01$169.41$117.25RVU19B
2019-01-01$169.41$117.25RVU19A
2018-10-01$169.59$118.22RVU18D
2018-07-01$169.59$118.22RVU18C
2018-04-01$169.59$118.22RVU18B
2018-01-01$169.59$118.22RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$169.89$118.47RVU17D
2017-07-01$169.89$118.47RVU17C
2017-04-01$169.89$118.47RVU17B
2017-01-01$169.89$118.47RVU17A
2016-10-01$170.98$119.11RVU16D
2016-07-01$170.98$119.11RVU16C
2016-04-01$170.98$119.11RVU16B
2016-01-01$170.98$119.11RVU16A
2015-10-01$171.59$119.54RVU15D
2015-07-01$171.59$119.54RVU15C
2015-04-01$170.74$118.94RVU15B
2015-01-01$170.74$118.94RVU15A
2014-10-01$169.49$117.34RVU14D
2014-07-01$169.49$117.34RVU14C
2014-04-01$169.49$117.34RVU14B
2014-01-01$169.49$117.34RVU14A
2013-10-01$170.29$116.09RVU13D
2013-07-01$170.29$116.09RVU13C
2013-04-01$170.29$116.09RVU13B
2013-01-01$170.29$116.09RVU13AR

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Where the Houston, TX rate applies

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41000 billing questions

How is this distinguished from drainage of a tongue abscess?

Use 41000 for a collection in the floor of the mouth. A collection centered in the tongue is reported with 41005.

Does the intraoral approach matter?

Yes. This code describes drainage from the floor of the mouth through an intraoral approach; document both the site and route.

Can modifier 50 be used for collections on both sides?

No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.

Are postoperative visits separately reported during the global period?

Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be billed?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service. Co-surgeon and team-surgery billing are not permitted.

What happens if other procedures are performed in the same session?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and the other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.

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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 41000PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,882 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Houston, TXGPCI2026.csv, line 102 (RVU26D)

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