CPT code 59015: Chorionic villus sampling, placental tissue sampling2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $145.58 for 59015 in the office and $102.49 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 59015 covers

A clinician obtains a small sample of chorionic villi from the placenta for prenatal diagnostic testing. Sampling may use a transcervical catheter or a transabdominal needle, with ultrasound used to guide the approach. Maternal-fetal medicine specialists and obstetricians commonly perform the procedure in an outpatient setting when testing for a fetal chromosomal or genetic condition is indicated.

Report 59015 for the sampling procedure, documenting the indication, approach, and specimen obtained. The genetic analysis is a separate laboratory service when performed and reported. Medicare assigns a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to a 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this sampling. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; 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 South Dakota compares for 59015

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 59015 runs from $140.32 in Arkansas to $198.10 in Miami, FL. South Dakota pays $145.58. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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59015 rates by state

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

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How the 59015 rate is calculated

Each of 59015’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 59015

The CMS indicators that decide how 59015 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 59015

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

How 59015 has changed in South Dakota

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Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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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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