CPT code 157882026 Medicare rate & RVUs

CPT 15788 pays $381.77 in the office and $195.73 in a facility nationally under the 2026 Medicare fee schedule, $335.02–$521.24 by locality. RVUs, rules and the benchmark commercial payers price against.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities742 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $381.77 for 15788 nationally in the office and $195.73 in a hospital or facility. Local office rates run $335.02–$521.24.

Medicare rate · 15788

Code 15788

Work RVUs
2.04
Total RVUs
11.43
Global days
090

National rate · 2026

$381.77

Office setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

On this page 6 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. By payment locality
  3. Rate map
  4. How it’s calculated
  5. Payment rules
  6. Sources

Where 15788 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 payment localities

$335.02 to $521.24

$335.02$428.13$521.24
One dot per payment locality, office / nonfacility. Hover a dot to see the locality; select it to open that rate.

109 of 109 payment localities

15788 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
Alabama$340.30$177.51
Alaska*$432.45$234.31
Arizona$371.22$190.94
Arkansas$335.02$175.21
Atlanta$388.35$199.33
Austin$398.84$202.00
Bakersfield$409.60$205.69
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys$406.96$207.34
Beaumont$353.68$184.39
Brazoria$377.94$193.58

15788 rates by state

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

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Local rates. Clear comparisons.

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$335.02

$465.08

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15788 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AK$432.451
AL$340.301
AR$335.021
AZ$371.221
CA$408.92–$521.2429
CO$400.581
CT$408.261
DC$440.801
DE$377.701
FL$371.99–$405.573
GA$350.10–$388.352
GU$420.641
HI$420.641
IA$351.311
ID$353.401
IL$359.26–$396.194
IN$355.641
KS$348.721
KY$347.151
LA$346.24–$364.702
MA$397.60–$443.182
MD$385.53–$440.803
ME$354.49–$376.302
MI$356.07–$376.092
MN$385.481
MO$339.31–$367.093
MS$337.281
MT$381.761
NC$358.601
ND$377.411
NE$353.621
NH$393.411
NJ$413.39–$435.572
NM$357.831
NV$380.851
NY$364.28–$450.325
OH$355.181
OK$347.361
OR$378.36–$414.982
PA$356.25–$396.972
PR$385.031
RI$392.381
SC$357.391
SD$376.891
TN$350.501
TX$353.68–$398.848
UT$362.651
VA$374.41–$440.802
VI$385.031
VT$375.081
WA$397.14–$453.362
WI$363.821
WV$344.821
WY$379.861

How the 15788 rate is calculated

Each of 15788’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 · 15788

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Work2.04

2.04 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense9.17

9.17 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice0.22

0.22 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

11.4300

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$381.77

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 15788

15788 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 15788

Code 15788

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)1Not paid (statutory restriction).
Co-surgeons (62)0Not permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.10/0.71/0.19Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 15788

Code 15788

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

15788 without 51 · national office

$381.77

15788-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$190.89

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%).

When to use modifier 51

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

Show the CMS file lines behind this rate
RVUs for 15788PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,557 (RVU26D)

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