CPT code 49060: Abscess drainage, open approach2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Dakota

In North Dakota, Medicare pays $941.95 for 49060 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 49060 nationwide

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

What 49060 covers

A surgeon opens the retroperitoneal space to reach and evacuate an abscess, which may involve areas such as the psoas region or tissue near the kidney. The operation may include irrigation and placement of a drain. General surgeons and other surgeons managing the affected organ or space typically perform it in an operating room when open access is needed to treat the collection.

Report this code when the operative findings and approach support drainage of a retroperitoneal abscess through an open incision. The record should identify the collection’s location and describe the open access and drainage performed. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code’s anatomy. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons require 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 North Dakota compares for 49060

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 49060 runs from $916.28 in Wisconsin to $1,282.52 in Alaska. North Dakota pays $941.95. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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49060 rates by state

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

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How the 49060 rate is calculated

Each of 49060’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 49060

49060 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 51

Codes related to 49060

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

How 49060 has changed in North Dakota

Price 49060 for an earlier date of service

Where the North Dakota rate applies

North Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 406 cities and communities in North Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abercrombie
• Adams
• Alamo
• Alexander
• Alice
• Almont
• Alsen
• Ambrose

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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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