CPT code 41110: Tongue lesion excision, without closure2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Carolina

In South Carolina, Medicare pays $212.90 for 41110 in the office and $113.21 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 41110 covers

An otolaryngologist, oral and maxillofacial surgeon, or other qualified surgeon removes a discrete lesion from the tongue and leaves the resulting defect unclosed. The service may be performed in an office or facility; the excised tissue can be sent for pathologic examination. This code distinguishes removal without closure from tongue excisions that include closure and from procedures that remove only a diagnostic sample.

Choose the code based on the documented procedure, including the tongue site and whether the defect was closed. The operative note should identify the lesion’s location, describe its removal, and state that no closure was performed. This minor procedure has a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. CMS 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 South Carolina compares for 41110

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 41110 runs from $199.56 in Arkansas to $303.82 in San Benito County, CA. South Carolina pays $212.90. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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41110 rates by state

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How the 41110 rate is calculated

Each of 41110’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 41110

41110 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 41110

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

How 41110 has changed in South Carolina

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Where the South Carolina rate applies

South Carolina is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 475 cities and communities in South Carolina. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbeville
• Abney Crossroads
• Adams Run
• Aiken
• Alcolu
• Allendale
• Anderson
• Andrews

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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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