CPT code 60281: Duct lesion excision, with hyoid bone resection2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Modesto, CA

In Modesto, CA, Medicare pays $529.57 for 60281 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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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 60281 covers

This operation removes a thyroglossal duct cyst or sinus and its tract along with the central portion of the hyoid bone. It is commonly performed by an otolaryngologist or head and neck surgeon for a congenital midline neck lesion, often near the hyoid; patients may be children or adults. The procedure is typically performed in an operating room, with the extent documented in the operative report.

Report this code when the duct lesion is excised with hyoid bone resection; a simple lesion excision without that step is distinguished by 60280. Documentation should identify the lesion and describe removal of the tract and central hyoid segment. The code has 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 others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeon payment requires 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 Modesto, CA compares for 60281

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 60281 runs from $477.34 in Arkansas to $662.87 in Alaska. Modesto, CA pays $529.57. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 60281 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 60281

60281 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 60281

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How 60281 has changed in Modesto, CA

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Where the Modesto, CA rate applies

Modesto, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 33 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Modesto
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• Bret Harte
• Bystrom
• Ceres
• Cowan
• Crows Landing
• Del Rio

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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.

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