CPT code 42507: Parotid duct diversion, bilateral procedure2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

Reports bilateral redirection of parotid saliva, typically as surgery to manage severe drooling when the operative plan diverts both parotid ducts.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $430.24 for 42507 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Not available in this settingOffice (non-facility)
$430.24Hospital or facility

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 42507 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 42507 for the payment locality that covers the ZIP.

On this page 11 sections
  1. Rate in New Mexico
  2. What 42507 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 42507 covers

This operation redirects saliva from both parotid ducts, which carry saliva from the parotid glands into the mouth. Otolaryngologists and other surgeons who treat salivary-duct disorders may perform it, including in patients with severe drooling for whom the treatment plan redirects salivary flow. The operative report should identify the ducts treated and describe the diversion performed; a repair that restores a damaged duct is a different service.

Report this code when the documented operation includes bilateral parotid duct diversion. CMS prices the code as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. It has a 90-day global period, including 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% multiple-procedure reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be allowed; 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 New Mexico compares for 42507

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 42507 runs from $397.75 in Arkansas to $543.47 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $430.24. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

42507 in New Mexico vs other payment areas
  1. New Mexico · this page$430.24
  2. Los Angeles, CA · California$478.05+$47.81
  3. Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$493.00+$62.76
  4. Miami, FL · Florida$495.56+$65.32
  5. Chicago, IL · Illinois$482.52+$52.28
  6. Manhattan, NY · New York$505.76+$75.52
  7. Alaska · Alaska$543.47+$113.23

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

Every other payment area

42507 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaAlabama—$402.61
ArkansasArkansas—$397.75
ArizonaArizona—$430.82
Bakersfield, CACalifornia—$453.81
Chico, CACalifornia—$451.23
El Centro, CACalifornia—$451.38
Fresno, CACalifornia—$451.23
Hanford, CACalifornia—$451.23

42507 rates by state

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

Explore a state

Local rates. Clear comparisons.

Hover or focus a tile to see its rate range. Select it to open the state’s fee schedule.

View every state and territory as a table
42507 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

See 42507 in every payment locality

How the 42507 rate is calculated

Each of 42507’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 · 42507

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work6.09

6.09 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense6.24

6.24 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.89

0.89 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

13.2200

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$441.56

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

The exact New Mexico inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

5,044

Code
42507
Physician work
6.09
Practice expense
6.24
Malpractice
0.89

GPCI2026.csv

77

Locality
New Mexico
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.917
Malpractice
1.201
Facility calculation for 42507 in New Mexico
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work6.09× 1.0006.0900
Practice expense6.24× 0.9175.7221
Malpractice0.89× 1.2011.0689
Total RVUs12.8810
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, New Mexico$430.24

Facility: (6.09 × 1 + 6.24 × 0.917 + 0.89 × 1.201) × $33.4009 = $430.24

Open 42507 in the RVU calculator

Payment rules and modifiers for 42507

42507 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 42507

Parotid duct diversion, bilateral procedure

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)2Already bilateral by definition: paid once at 100%.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)2Paid.
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 · 42507

Parotid duct diversion, bilateral procedure

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

42507 without 51 · national facility

$441.56

Parotid duct diversion, bilateral procedure

42507-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$220.78

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

How 42507 has changed in New Mexico

42507 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

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
Rates in every CMS release
Effective fromOfficeFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01Not available in this setting$430.24RVU26D
2026-07-01Not available in this setting$430.24RVU26C
2026-04-01Not available in this setting$430.24RVU26B
2026-01-01Not available in this setting$430.24RVU26A
2025-10-01Not available in this setting$464.41RVU25D
2025-07-01Not available in this setting$464.41RVU25C
2025-04-01Not available in this setting$464.41RVU25B
2025-01-01Not available in this setting$464.41RVU25A
2024-10-01Not available in this setting$480.00RVU24D
2024-07-01Not available in this setting$480.00RVU24C
2024-04-01Not available in this setting$480.00RVU24B
2024-03-09Not available in this setting$480.00RVU24AR
2024-01-01Not available in this setting$472.16RVU24A
2023-10-01Not available in this setting$485.16RVU23D
2023-07-01Not available in this setting$485.16RVU23C
2023-04-01Not available in this setting$485.16RVU23B
2023-01-01Not available in this setting$485.16RVU23A
2022-10-01Not available in this setting$487.55RVU22D
2022-07-01Not available in this setting$487.55RVU22C
2022-04-01Not available in this setting$487.55RVU22B
2022-01-01Not available in this setting$487.55RVU22A
2021-10-01Not available in this setting$490.99RVU21D
2021-07-01Not available in this setting$490.99RVU21C
2021-04-01Not available in this setting$490.99RVU21B
2021-01-01Not available in this setting$490.99RVU21A
2020-10-01Not available in this setting$497.21RVU20D
2020-07-01Not available in this setting$497.21RVU20C
2020-04-01Not available in this setting$497.21RVU20B
2020-01-01Not available in this setting$497.21RVU20A
2019-10-01Not available in this setting$509.32RVU19D
2019-07-01Not available in this setting$509.32RVU19C
2019-04-01Not available in this setting$509.32RVU19B
2019-01-01Not available in this setting$509.32RVU19A
2018-10-01Not available in this setting$511.30RVU18D
2018-07-01Not available in this setting$511.30RVU18C
2018-04-01Not available in this setting$511.30RVU18B
2018-01-01Not available in this setting$511.30RVU18AR1
2017-10-01Not available in this setting$505.64RVU17D
2017-07-01Not available in this setting$505.64RVU17C
2017-04-01Not available in this setting$505.64RVU17B
2017-01-01Not available in this setting$505.64RVU17A
2016-10-01Not available in this setting$520.92RVU16D
2016-07-01Not available in this setting$520.92RVU16C
2016-04-01Not available in this setting$520.92RVU16B
2016-01-01Not available in this setting$520.92RVU16A
2015-10-01Not available in this setting$517.24RVU15D
2015-07-01Not available in this setting$517.24RVU15C
2015-04-01Not available in this setting$514.67RVU15B
2015-01-01Not available in this setting$514.67RVU15A
2014-10-01Not available in this setting$512.79RVU14D
2014-07-01Not available in this setting$512.79RVU14C
2014-04-01Not available in this setting$512.79RVU14B
2014-01-01Not available in this setting$512.79RVU14A
2013-10-01Not available in this setting$510.60RVU13D
2013-07-01Not available in this setting$510.60RVU13C
2013-04-01Not available in this setting$510.60RVU13B
2013-01-01Not available in this setting$510.60RVU13AR

Price 42507 for an earlier date of service

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

Browse all communities in New Mexico

42507 billing questions

When should this code be selected instead of a parotid duct repair code?

Use this code for documented diversion of both parotid ducts. Codes 42500 and 42505 describe duct repair, not intentional redirection of salivary flow.

Should modifier 50 be appended?

No. CMS prices this code as bilateral, and modifier 50 does not increase payment.

What documentation supports reporting the bilateral service?

The operative report should identify treatment of both parotid ducts and describe the diversion performed. Documentation of only one duct does not support the bilateral service.

How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative reporting?

The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period.

Can another procedure performed in the same session be separately paid?

Other procedures may be reported when independently supported, but CMS applies the standard multiple-procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment may be allowed. 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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 42507PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 5,044 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for New MexicoGPCI2026.csv, line 77 (RVU26D)

Open CMS sourceHow we calculate rates

Did this answer your question about what 42507 pays in New Mexico?

Tell us what you were actually trying to work out. We’ll answer you directly, or build the page that does.

Fee sheets

Put 42507 and the rest of your codes on one sheet

Your codes at your locality, with payer contracts beside Medicare.

Build my fee sheet