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CPT code 41017: Lesion drainage, floor of mouth, intraoral2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Houston, TX

Reports intraoral incision and drainage of an abscess, cyst, or hematoma located in the floor of the mouth beneath the tongue.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality379 Medicare services in 2024

In Houston, TX, Medicare pays $484.70 for 41017 in the office and $328.15 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

$484.70Office (non-facility)
$328.15Hospital or facility
+1.2%vs the national office rate ($478.97)

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 41017 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 41017 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in Houston, TX
  2. What 41017 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 41017 covers

This procedure drains an abscess, cyst, or hematoma in the floor of the mouth through an incision made from inside the oral cavity. The target is the tissue beneath the tongue, rather than a lesion in the tongue itself or the cheek-side vestibule. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons and otolaryngologists may perform it, commonly in a surgical setting; the operative note should identify the floor-of-mouth location and describe the intraoral approach and drainage performed.

Select this code based on both the lesion’s anatomic site and the route used. The record should support that the treated lesion was in the floor of the mouth and accessed intraorally. Medicare treats the service as major surgery with a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. An assistant at surgery is paid only when medical necessity is documented; 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 Houston, TX compares for 41017

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 41017 runs from $424.38 in Arkansas to $628.68 in San Benito County, CA. Houston, TX pays $484.70. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

41017 in Houston, TX vs other payment areas
  1. Houston, TX · this page$484.70
  2. Austin, TX · Texas$495.94+$11.24
  3. Beaumont, TX · Texas$448.51−$36.19
  4. Brazoria, TX · Texas$473.10−$11.60
  5. Dallas, TX · Texas$476.29−$8.41
  6. Fort Worth, TX · Texas$473.29−$11.41
  7. Galveston, TX · Texas$474.63−$10.07

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

Every other payment area

41017 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Rest of TexasTexas$460.66$311.05
Los Angeles, CACalifornia$537.69$351.18
Washington, DC areaDistrict of Columbia$546.09$360.38
Miami, FLFlorida$520.34$356.22
Chicago, ILIllinois$505.33$346.89
Manhattan, NYNew York$550.96$367.77
AlaskaAlaska$560.08$392.19
AlabamaAlabama$430.50$292.55

41017 rates by state

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

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$424.38

$566.28

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41017 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$560.081
AL$430.501
AR$424.381
AZ$466.281
CA$503.87–$628.6829
CO$497.321
CT$510.511
DC$546.091
DE$473.911
FL$473.95–$520.343
GA$447.51–$488.262
GU$515.621
HI$515.621
IA$440.351
ID$443.371
IL$461.12–$505.334
IN$445.881
KS$438.751
KY$441.441
LA$440.94–$462.352
MA$494.60–$545.402
MD$482.72–$546.093
ME$446.11–$469.272
MI$453.15–$480.232
MN$475.431
MO$433.78–$463.453
MS$429.141
MT$478.931
NC$450.631
ND$468.061
NE$442.601
NH$489.961
NJ$516.02–$540.662
NM$455.771
NV$476.231
NY$457.31–$564.695
OH$450.931
OK$440.211
OR$472.22–$512.412
PA$451.39–$498.262
PR$482.261
RI$490.271
SC$451.591
SD$466.771
TN$440.981
TX$448.51–$495.948
UT$457.661
VA$468.06–$546.092
VI$482.261
VT$466.651
WA$493.53–$555.982
WI$452.651
WV$444.441
WY$474.191

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How the 41017 rate is calculated

Each of 41017’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 · 41017

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work4.09

4.09 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense9.70

9.70 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.55

0.55 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

14.3400

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$478.97

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

4,892

Code
41017
Physician work
4.09
Practice expense
9.70
Malpractice
0.55

GPCI2026.csv

102

Locality
Houston, TX
Physician work
1.008
Practice expense
0.993
Malpractice
1.376
Office calculation for 41017 in Houston, TX
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work4.09× 1.0084.1227
Practice expense9.70× 0.9939.6321
Malpractice0.55× 1.3760.7568
Total RVUs14.5116
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office rate, Houston, TX$484.70

Office: (4.09 × 1.008 + 9.7 × 0.993 + 0.55 × 1.376) × $33.4009 = $484.70

Facility: (4.09 × 1.008 + 4.98 × 0.993 + 0.55 × 1.376) × $33.4009 = $328.15

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Payment rules and modifiers for 41017

41017 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 41017

Lesion drainage, floor of mouth, intraoral

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 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)0Not paid without supporting documentation.
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.09/0.81/0.10Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 41017

Lesion drainage, floor of mouth, intraoral

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

41017 without 51 · national office

$478.97

Lesion drainage, floor of mouth, intraoral

41017-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$239.49

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 41017

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

Codes related to 41017
CodeHow it relatesOffice range, Houston, TX
Same family
41018Abscess drainage, parapharyngeal space, external approachFloor-of-mouth drainage using an extraoral approach.$556.24
41016Abscess drainage, intraoral deep-space approachExtraoral drainage for a lesion of the tongue.$489.47
41015Mouth lesion drainage, extraoral floor-of-mouth approachIntraoral drainage for a lesion of the tongue.$415.37
41005Oral drainage, mouth vestibuleIntraoral drainage for a lesion in the vestibule of the mouth.$232.20
41006Mouth lesion drainage, floor of mouth, extraoralExtraoral drainage for a lesion in the vestibule of the mouth.$353.09

How 41017 has changed in Houston, TX

41017 · Office / nonfacility

$484.70

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $25.29 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $459.41 to $484.70 (5.5%).

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

    $459.41changed to$484.70

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 4.19 changed to 4.09
    • Practice expense RVU 9.25 changed to 9.70
    • Malpractice RVU 0.48 changed to 0.55
    • 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

    $474.04changed to$459.41

    • Conversion factor 33.2875 changed to 32.3465
    • Practice expense RVU 9.33 changed to 9.25
    • Malpractice RVU 0.45 changed to 0.48

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

  3. March 9, 2024

    RVU24AR

    $466.30changed to$474.04

    • Conversion factor 32.7442 changed to 33.2875

    Held through RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D.

  4. January 1, 2024

    RVU24A

    $486.44changed to$466.30

    • Conversion factor 33.8872 changed to 32.7442
    • Practice expense RVU 9.41 changed to 9.33
    • Malpractice RVU 0.44 changed to 0.45
    • 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

    $493.54changed to$486.44

    • Conversion factor 34.6062 changed to 33.8872
    • Practice expense RVU 9.29 changed to 9.41
    • Malpractice RVU 0.42 changed to 0.44
    • 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

    $496.15changed to$493.54

    • Conversion factor 34.8931 changed to 34.6062
    • Practice expense RVU 9.24 changed to 9.29
    • Malpractice RVU 0.43 changed to 0.42

    Held through RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D.

  7. January 1, 2021

    RVU21A

    $476.44changed to$496.15

    • Conversion factor 36.0896 changed to 34.8931
    • Practice expense RVU 8.35 changed to 9.24
    • Malpractice RVU 0.42 changed to 0.43
    • 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

    $473.81changed to$476.44

    • Conversion factor 36.0391 changed to 36.0896
    • Practice expense RVU 8.13 changed to 8.35
    • Malpractice RVU 0.69 changed to 0.42
    • 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

    $470.02changed to$473.81

    • Conversion factor 35.9996 changed to 36.0391
    • Practice expense RVU 8.04 changed to 8.13

    Held through RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D.

  10. January 1, 2018

    RVU18AR1

    $470.14changed to$470.02

    • Conversion factor 35.8887 changed to 35.9996
    • Practice expense RVU 8.11 changed to 8.04
    • Malpractice RVU 0.68 changed to 0.69
    • 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

    $470.00changed to$470.14

    • Conversion factor 35.8043 changed to 35.8887
    • Practice expense RVU 8.14 changed to 8.11
    • Malpractice RVU 0.70 changed to 0.68
    • 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

    $472.42changed to$470.00

    • Conversion factor 35.9335 changed to 35.8043
    • Practice expense RVU 8.16 changed to 8.14

    Held through RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D.

  13. July 1, 2015

    RVU15C

    $470.07changed to$472.42

    • Conversion factor 35.7547 changed to 35.9335

    Held through RVU15D.

  14. January 1, 2015

    RVU15A

    $461.40changed to$470.07

    • Conversion factor 35.8228 changed to 35.7547
    • Practice expense RVU 8.12 changed to 8.16
    • Malpractice RVU 0.51 changed to 0.70
    • 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

    $460.48changed to$461.40

    • Conversion factor 34.0230 changed to 35.8228
    • Practice expense RVU 8.80 changed to 8.12
    • Malpractice RVU 0.53 changed to 0.51
    • 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: $460.48

    Held through RVU13B, RVU13C, RVU13D.

Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$484.70$328.15RVU26D
2026-07-01$484.70$328.15RVU26C
2026-04-01$484.70$328.15RVU26B
2026-01-01$484.70$328.15RVU26A
2025-10-01$459.41$344.88RVU25D
2025-07-01$459.41$344.88RVU25C
2025-04-01$459.41$344.88RVU25B
2025-01-01$459.41$344.88RVU25A
2024-10-01$474.04$351.51RVU24D
2024-07-01$474.04$351.51RVU24C
2024-04-01$474.04$351.51RVU24B
2024-03-09$474.04$351.51RVU24AR
2024-01-01$466.30$345.77RVU24A
2023-10-01$486.44$356.99RVU23D
2023-07-01$486.44$356.99RVU23C
2023-04-01$486.44$356.99RVU23B
2023-01-01$486.44$356.99RVU23A
2022-10-01$493.54$358.22RVU22D
2022-07-01$493.54$358.22RVU22C
2022-04-01$493.54$358.22RVU22B
2022-01-01$493.54$358.22RVU22A
2021-10-01$496.15$362.94RVU21D
2021-07-01$496.15$362.94RVU21C
2021-04-01$496.15$362.94RVU21B
2021-01-01$496.15$362.94RVU21A
2020-10-01$476.44$362.32RVU20D
2020-07-01$476.44$362.32RVU20C
2020-04-01$476.44$362.32RVU20B
2020-01-01$476.44$362.32RVU20A
2019-10-01$473.81$370.23RVU19D
2019-07-01$473.81$370.23RVU19C
2019-04-01$473.81$370.23RVU19B
2019-01-01$473.81$370.23RVU19A
2018-10-01$470.02$374.56RVU18D
2018-07-01$470.02$374.56RVU18C
2018-04-01$470.02$374.56RVU18B
2018-01-01$470.02$374.56RVU18AR1
2017-10-01$470.14$375.63RVU17D
2017-07-01$470.14$375.63RVU17C
2017-04-01$470.14$375.63RVU17B
2017-01-01$470.14$375.63RVU17A
2016-10-01$470.00$375.63RVU16D
2016-07-01$470.00$375.63RVU16C
2016-04-01$470.00$375.63RVU16B
2016-01-01$470.00$375.63RVU16A
2015-10-01$472.42$376.63RVU15D
2015-07-01$472.42$376.63RVU15C
2015-04-01$470.07$374.75RVU15B
2015-01-01$470.07$374.75RVU15A
2014-10-01$461.40$368.25RVU14D
2014-07-01$461.40$368.25RVU14C
2014-04-01$461.40$368.25RVU14B
2014-01-01$461.40$368.25RVU14A
2013-10-01$460.48$363.67RVU13D
2013-07-01$460.48$363.67RVU13C
2013-04-01$460.48$363.67RVU13B
2013-01-01$460.48$363.67RVU13AR

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Where the Houston, TX rate applies

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41017 billing questions

How is this code distinguished from 41018?

Both concern drainage in the floor-of-mouth region, but 41017 is for an intraoral approach and 41018 is for an extraoral approach. Document the route used to reach the lesion.

When would 41016 be a closer code?

41016 concerns drainage of a lesion of the tongue by an extraoral approach. Use 41017 for a floor-of-mouth lesion reached from inside the mouth.

Can modifier 50 be reported?

No. The anatomy and descriptor make modifier 50 inappropriate for this service.

What documentation supports reporting 41017?

Document the lesion’s floor-of-mouth location, the intraoral route, and the drainage performed. A general reference to a mouth abscess without site and approach detail may not establish the code selection.

How does Medicare handle other procedures performed in the same session?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction are paid at 50%.

Can an assistant surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted for this code.

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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RVUs for 41017PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,892 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Houston, TXGPCI2026.csv, line 102 (RVU26D)

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