CPT code 69210: Impacted ear wax removal, instrumentation, unilateral2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Barrington, Illinois
CPT 69210: $50.40–$51.06 office ($29.13–$30.25 facility) across 2 localities in Barrington, IL in 2026 Medicare. Compare each area.
Medicare pays $50.40–$51.06 for 69210 in the office in Barrington, Illinois, from Suburban Chicago, IL to Chicago, IL. Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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Where 69210 pays more and less in Barrington, Illinois
Barrington, Illinois maps to 2 Medicare payment localities in our Census-to-CMS crosswalk. A city name alone doesn’t confirm an address’s payment area.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | $51.06 | $30.25 |
| Suburban Chicago, IL | $50.40 | $29.13 |
How payment areas work in Barrington
City limits and Medicare payment areas are different maps. These are the payment areas that cover the city’s counties; the service ZIP decides which one applies.
- Chicago · Cook County
- Suburban Chicago · Lake County
City boundaries: 2026 Census geography · Census source · CMS county-to-locality definitions
How the 69210 rate is calculated
Each of 69210’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 · 69210
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.59
0.59 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.77
0.77 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.07
0.07 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
1.4300
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$47.76
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 69210
The CMS indicators that decide how 69210 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 69210
Impacted ear wax removal, instrumentation, unilateral
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 000 | Same-day global: pre- and post-op care on the day of the procedure is included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 2 | Already bilateral by definition: paid once at 100%. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 1 | Not paid (statutory restriction). |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 51 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
69210 without 51 · national office
$47.76
Impacted ear wax removal, instrumentation, unilateral
69210-51 · Second procedure: 50%
$23.88
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%).
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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