No office rate
Choose 21600 for partial rib excision as the operative service. Choose 21601 when the operation removes a chest-wall tumor and includes rib resection.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
21601 in Austin
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1118.11
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Thoracic surgery
About 21601: Chest wall tumor excision with rib resection
Removal of a chest-wall tumor with involved rib tissue, reported when the operation excises the tumor as well as the rib or ribs.
This operation removes a chest-wall tumor together with involved rib tissue, rather than removing a rib as an isolated procedure. Thoracic or oncologic surgeons perform it in an operating room, commonly for a primary chest-wall mass or a lesion requiring removal of both tumor and rib tissue. The operative field may include adjacent soft tissue; the defining service is tumor excision that includes rib removal.
Report the code when the operative report supports chest-wall tumor excision with rib resection, and document the tumor site, tissues removed, and ribs involved. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, Medicare pays the highest-valued procedure in full and other procedures at 50%. Do not use modifier 50 for bilateral reporting. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team-surgery payment is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 21601
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU17.34 · 52%
- Practice expense (office) RVU11.50 · 35%
- Malpractice RVU4.44 · 13%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #4106 by national volume
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.
21601 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
The descriptor for 21602 specifies chest-wall tumor excision without lymphadenectomy. Select it when that descriptor matches the documented operative service.
No office rate
The descriptor for 21603 specifies chest-wall tumor excision with lymphadenectomy. The documented operative extent distinguishes it from codes without lymphadenectomy.
The same code, a different location
How does Austin compare?
21601 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Austin · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1077.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1155.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1227.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1354.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1309.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1297.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1359.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$999.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$985.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1078.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1101.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1089.49
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1090.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1089.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1089.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1089.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1089.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1089.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1197.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1141.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1089.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1089.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1137.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1126.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1121.80
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1136.32
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1243.86
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1238.82
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1276.26
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1255.64
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1106.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1137.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1122.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1147.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1089.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1189.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1089.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1089.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1110.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1183.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1094.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1236.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1169.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1149.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1098.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1101.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$989.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1002.70
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1231.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1161.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1240.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1007.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1001.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1056.34
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1109.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1061.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1193.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1111.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1184.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1109.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1024.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1053.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1199.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1097.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1018.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1084.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1093.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1054.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1019.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1111.29
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1032.31
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1023.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$989.76
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1108.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1219.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1184.47
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1109.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1087.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1348.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1205.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1284.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1048.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1079.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1037.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1125.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1066.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1166.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1071.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1113.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1119.25
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1060.14
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1013.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1007.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1073.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1061.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1113.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1034.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1104.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1200.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$992.83
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1125.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 21601
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1073.02
No comparable office rate is available.
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21601 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
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| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Austin is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 31 cities and communities in Texas, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
- 21601 in Austin
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- 21601 in Barton Creek
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- 21601 in Briarcliff
- 21601 in Cedar Park
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- 21601 in Creedmoor
Multiple payment areas
- 21601 in Elgin
Multiple payment areas
- 21601 in Garfield
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 21601 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1229.92
$1118.11 × 110% = $1229.92
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 21601 in Austin.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,009
- Code
- 21601
- Physician work
- 17.34
- Practice expense
- 11.50
- Malpractice
- 4.44
GPCI2026.csv
96
- Locality
- Austin
- Physician work
- 1.002
- Practice expense
- 1.058
- Malpractice
- 0.886
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 17.34 | × 1.002 | 17.3747 |
| Practice expense | 11.50 | × 1.058 | 12.1670 |
| Malpractice | 4.44 | × 0.886 | 3.9338 |
| Total RVUs | 33.4755 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Austin$1118.11
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 17.34 | 1.002 |
| Practice expense | 11.5 | 1.058 |
| Malpractice | 4.44 | 0.886 |
(17.34 × 1.002 + 11.5 × 1.058 + 4.44 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $1118.11
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
21601 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1118.11 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1118.11 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1118.11 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1118.11 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1121.16 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1121.16 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1121.16 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1121.16 | RVU25A |
21601 billing questions
How does this differ from 21600?
21601 describes removal of a chest-wall tumor that includes rib resection. Code 21600 describes partial rib removal as the procedure, without the chest-wall tumor excision represented by 21601.
Are the ribs separately billable with the tumor excision?
Do not separately report rib removal that is part of the chest-wall tumor excision. The operative report should identify the tumor and the rib tissue removed.
When should 21602 or 21603 be considered?
Those neighboring codes identify chest-wall tumor excision according to lymphadenectomy status. Use the code whose descriptor matches the procedure documented, including whether lymphadenectomy was performed.
Can modifier 50 be used for bilateral procedures?
No. The descriptor and anatomy make modifier 50 inappropriate for this service.
How are assistant and co-surgeon claims handled?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; Medicare does not permit team-surgery payment for this code.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
2,00621557,,Resect neck thorax tumor<5cm,A,,14.38,8.92,NA,8.92,,3.12,26.42,26.42,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,00721558,,Resect neck tumor 5 cm/>,A,,21.04,11.03,NA,11.03,,4.50,36.57,36.57,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,00821600,,Partial removal of rib,A,,7.08,8.24,NA,8.24,,1.68,17.00,17.00,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,00921601,,Exc chest wall tumor w/ribs,A,,17.34,11.50,NA,11.50,,4.44,33.28,33.28,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,01021602,,Exc ch wal tum w/o lymphadec,A,,21.64,18.83,NA,18.83,,5.31,45.78,45.78,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,01121603,,Exc ch wal tum w/lymphadec,A,,24.54,19.34,NA,19.34,,6.18,50.06,50.06,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,01221610,,Costotransversectomy,A,,15.51,14.38,NA,14.38,,6.54,36.43,36.43,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
9311202,SC,01,SOUTH CAROLINA,1.000,0.924,0.850
9403402,SD,02,SOUTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.336
9510312,TN,35,TENNESSEE,1.000,0.909,0.537
9604412,TX,31,AUSTIN,1.002,1.058,0.886
9704412,TX,20,BEAUMONT,1.000,0.910,0.929
9804412,TX,09,BRAZORIA,1.008,0.991,0.780
9904412,TX,11,DALLAS,1.009,0.996,0.858