CPT code 60502: Parathyroid exploration, re-exploration2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, Medicare pays $1,204.19 for 60502 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 60502 covers

An endocrine or head-and-neck surgeon re-enters a previously operated neck to locate and assess parathyroid tissue in a scarred operative field. The service is generally performed in a hospital operating room when hyperparathyroidism persists or returns after prior parathyroid surgery. The operative work may involve identifying residual or ectopic parathyroid tissue and treating the source found during the re-exploration.

Choose this code when the current operation is a re-exploration, rather than an initial exploration of the parathyroid glands. The operative report should establish the prior parathyroid operation, the reason for returning to the neck, the exploration performed, and the findings and treatment. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the 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 Puerto Rico compares for 60502

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 60502 runs from $1,074.33 in Arkansas to $1,496.93 in Alaska. Puerto Rico pays $1,204.19. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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60502 rates by state

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How the 60502 rate is calculated

Each of 60502’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 60502

60502 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 60502

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

How 60502 has changed in Puerto Rico

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Where the Puerto Rico rate applies

Puerto Rico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 292 cities and communities in Puerto Rico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aceitunas
• Adjuntas
• Aguada
• Aguadilla
• Aguas Buenas
• Aguas Claras
• Aguilita
• Aibonito

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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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