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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

41017 in Austin

Office / nonfacility

$495.94

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$329.14

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.

Oral surgery

About 41017: Intraoral floor-of-mouth lesion drainage

Reports intraoral incision and drainage of an abscess, cyst, or hematoma located in the floor of the mouth beneath the tongue.

This procedure drains an abscess, cyst, or hematoma in the floor of the mouth through an incision made from inside the oral cavity. The target is the tissue beneath the tongue, rather than a lesion in the tongue itself or the cheek-side vestibule. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons and otolaryngologists may perform it, commonly in a surgical setting; the operative note should identify the floor-of-mouth location and describe the intraoral approach and drainage performed.

Select this code based on both the lesion’s anatomic site and the route used. The record should support that the treated lesion was in the floor of the mouth and accessed intraorally. Medicare treats the service as major surgery with a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. An assistant at surgery is paid only when medical necessity is documented; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 41017

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 is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU4.09 · 29%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU9.70 · 68%
  • Malpractice RVU0.55 · 4%

379

Medicare services in 2024 · #3781 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.

41017 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.

41018

Abscess drainage

Parapharyngeal space, external approach

$566.65

Use 41017 for an intraoral route to a floor-of-mouth lesion; 41018 describes the extraoral route to that region.

41015

Mouth lesion drainage

Extraoral floor-of-mouth approach

$424.28

41015 is for intraoral drainage of a tongue lesion. A lesion beneath the tongue in the floor of the mouth supports 41017 instead.

41005

Oral drainage

Mouth vestibule

$241.23

41005 is for intraoral drainage in the vestibule of the mouth, not the floor of the mouth beneath the tongue.

The same code, a different location

How does Austin compare?

In Beaumont, the office rate for 41017 is $448.51—$47.43 lower than the $495.94 rate in Austin. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

41017 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Austin · This locality

    $495.94

  2. Beaumont

    $448.51

    $47.43 lower than Austin

  3. Brazoria

    $473.10

    $22.84 lower than Austin

  4. Dallas

    $476.29

    $19.65 lower than Austin

  5. Fort Worth

    $473.29

    $22.65 lower than Austin

  6. Galveston

    $474.63

    $21.31 lower than Austin

  7. Houston

    $484.70

    $11.24 lower than Austin

Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 41017 ranges from $424.38 in Arkansas to $628.68 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

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 · 41017

    Office

    $460.66

    Facility

    $311.05

    $35.28 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · 41017

    Office

    $537.69

    Facility

    $351.18

    $41.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 41017

    Office

    $546.09

    Facility

    $360.38

    $50.15 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 41017

    Office

    $520.34

    Facility

    $356.22

    $24.40 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 41017

    Office

    $505.33

    Facility

    $346.89

    $9.39 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 41017

    Office

    $550.96

    Facility

    $367.77

    $55.02 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 41017

    Office

    $560.08

    Facility

    $392.19

    $64.14 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 41017

    Office

    $430.50

    Facility

    $292.55

    $65.44 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 41017

    Office

    $424.38

    Facility

    $288.95

    $71.56 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 41017

    Office

    $466.28

    Facility

    $313.51

    $29.66 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 41017

    Office

    $505.48

    Facility

    $332.70

    $9.54 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 41017

    Office

    $503.87

    Facility

    $331.08

    $7.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 41017

    Office

    $503.96

    Facility

    $331.18

    $8.02 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 41017

    Office

    $503.87

    Facility

    $331.08

    $7.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 41017

    Office

    $503.87

    Facility

    $331.08

    $7.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 41017

    Office

    $503.87

    Facility

    $331.08

    $7.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 41017

    Office

    $503.87

    Facility

    $331.08

    $7.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 41017

    Office

    $503.87

    Facility

    $331.08

    $7.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 41017

    Office

    $581.57

    Facility

    $373.78

    $85.63 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 41017

    Office

    $534.83

    Facility

    $348.49

    $38.89 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 41017

    Office

    $503.87

    Facility

    $331.08

    $7.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 41017

    Office

    $503.87

    Facility

    $331.08

    $7.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 41017

    Office

    $509.83

    Facility

    $337.04

    $13.89 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 41017

    Office

    $528.17

    Facility

    $344.82

    $32.23 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 41017

    Office

    $526.19

    Facility

    $343.48

    $30.25 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 41017

    Office

    $538.16

    Facility

    $349.60

    $42.22 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 41017

    Office

    $614.84

    Facility

    $392.55

    $118.90 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 41017

    Office

    $614.22

    Facility

    $391.93

    $118.28 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 41017

    Office

    $628.68

    Facility

    $401.34

    $132.74 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 41017

    Office

    $626.12

    Facility

    $398.79

    $130.18 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 41017

    Office

    $517.80

    Facility

    $338.24

    $21.86 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 41017

    Office

    $542.97

    Facility

    $351.42

    $47.03 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 41017

    Office

    $528.05

    Facility

    $344.23

    $32.11 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 41017

    Office

    $548.41

    Facility

    $354.82

    $52.47 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 41017

    Office

    $503.87

    Facility

    $331.08

    $7.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 41017

    Office

    $580.67

    Facility

    $372.88

    $84.73 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 41017

    Office

    $503.87

    Facility

    $331.08

    $7.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 41017

    Office

    $503.87

    Facility

    $331.08

    $7.93 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 41017

    Office

    $497.32

    Facility

    $329.58

    $1.38 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 41017

    Office

    $510.51

    Facility

    $340.71

    $14.57 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 41017

    Office

    $473.91

    Facility

    $318.15

    $22.03 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 41017

    Office

    $498.02

    Facility

    $338.32

    $2.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 41017

    Office

    $473.95

    Facility

    $323.24

    $21.99 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 41017

    Office

    $488.26

    Facility

    $328.08

    $7.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 41017

    Office

    $447.51

    Facility

    $306.88

    $48.43 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 41017

    Office

    $515.62

    Facility

    $336.37

    $19.68 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 41017

    Office

    $440.35

    Facility

    $296.10

    $55.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 41017

    Office

    $443.37

    Facility

    $298.33

    $52.57 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 41017

    Office

    $471.68

    Facility

    $326.64

    $24.26 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 41017

    Office

    $461.12

    Facility

    $317.19

    $34.82 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 41017

    Office

    $502.85

    Facility

    $340.95

    $6.91 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 41017

    Office

    $445.88

    Facility

    $299.73

    $50.06 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 41017

    Office

    $438.75

    Facility

    $296.24

    $57.19 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 41017

    Office

    $441.44

    Facility

    $301.29

    $54.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 41017

    Office

    $462.35

    Facility

    $314.00

    $33.59 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 41017

    Office

    $440.94

    Facility

    $301.42

    $55.00 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 41017

    Office

    $545.40

    Facility

    $357.17

    $49.46 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 41017

    Office

    $494.60

    Facility

    $328.59

    $1.34 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 41017

    Office

    $509.16

    Facility

    $340.00

    $13.22 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 41017

    Office

    $482.72

    Facility

    $323.17

    $13.22 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 41017

    Office

    $446.11

    Facility

    $301.07

    $49.83 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 41017

    Office

    $469.27

    Facility

    $313.04

    $26.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 41017

    Office

    $480.23

    Facility

    $328.10

    $15.71 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 41017

    Office

    $453.15

    Facility

    $309.22

    $42.79 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 41017

    Office

    $475.43

    Facility

    $313.21

    $20.51 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 41017

    Office

    $458.78

    Facility

    $310.75

    $37.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 41017

    Office

    $463.45

    Facility

    $313.37

    $32.49 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 41017

    Office

    $433.78

    Facility

    $297.88

    $62.16 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 41017

    Office

    $429.14

    Facility

    $293.40

    $66.80 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 41017

    Office

    $478.93

    Facility

    $321.28

    $17.01 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 41017

    Office

    $450.63

    Facility

    $303.54

    $45.31 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 41017

    Office

    $468.06

    Facility

    $310.40

    $27.88 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 41017

    Office

    $442.60

    Facility

    $297.08

    $53.34 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 41017

    Office

    $489.96

    Facility

    $325.84

    $5.98 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 41017

    Office

    $540.66

    Facility

    $357.79

    $44.72 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 41017

    Office

    $516.02

    Facility

    $343.87

    $20.08 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 41017

    Office

    $455.77

    Facility

    $311.20

    $40.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 41017

    Office

    $476.23

    Facility

    $318.42

    $19.71 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 41017

    Office

    $564.69

    Facility

    $377.24

    $68.75 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 41017

    Office

    $519.75

    Facility

    $347.12

    $23.81 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 41017

    Office

    $554.80

    Facility

    $368.45

    $58.86 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 41017

    Office

    $457.31

    Facility

    $307.54

    $38.63 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 41017

    Office

    $450.93

    Facility

    $306.99

    $45.01 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 41017

    Office

    $440.21

    Facility

    $299.42

    $55.73 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 41017

    Office

    $512.41

    Facility

    $337.26

    $16.47 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 41017

    Office

    $472.22

    Facility

    $315.20

    $23.72 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 41017

    Office

    $498.26

    Facility

    $334.14

    $2.32 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 41017

    Office

    $451.39

    Facility

    $306.67

    $44.55 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 41017

    Office

    $482.26

    Facility

    $322.87

    $13.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 41017

    Office

    $490.27

    Facility

    $327.42

    $5.67 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 41017

    Office

    $451.59

    Facility

    $305.92

    $44.35 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 41017

    Office

    $466.77

    Facility

    $309.12

    $29.17 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 41017

    Office

    $440.98

    Facility

    $297.67

    $54.96 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 41017

    Office

    $457.66

    Facility

    $309.46

    $38.28 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 41017

    Office

    $468.06

    Facility

    $313.09

    $27.88 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 41017

    Office

    $482.26

    Facility

    $322.87

    $13.68 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 41017

    Office

    $466.65

    Facility

    $310.58

    $29.29 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 41017

    Office

    $493.53

    Facility

    $327.52

    $2.41 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 41017

    Office

    $555.98

    Facility

    $362.54

    $60.04 higher than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 41017

    Office

    $452.65

    Facility

    $301.62

    $43.29 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 41017

    Office

    $444.44

    Facility

    $307.44

    $51.50 lower than Austin for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 41017

    Office

    $474.19

    Facility

    $316.54

    $21.75 lower than Austin for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

41017 · 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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$424.38

$566.28

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$560.081
AL$430.501
AR$424.381
AZ$466.281
CA$503.87–$628.6829
CO$497.321
CT$510.511
DC$546.091
DE$473.911
FL$473.95–$520.343
GA$447.51–$488.262
GU$515.621
HI$515.621
IA$440.351
ID$443.371
IL$461.12–$505.334
IN$445.881
KS$438.751
KY$441.441
LA$440.94–$462.352
MA$494.60–$545.402
MD$482.72–$546.093
ME$446.11–$469.272
MI$453.15–$480.232
MN$475.431
MO$433.78–$463.453
MS$429.141
MT$478.931
NC$450.631
ND$468.061
NE$442.601
NH$489.961
NJ$516.02–$540.662
NM$455.771
NV$476.231
NY$457.31–$564.695
OH$450.931
OK$440.211
OR$472.22–$512.412
PA$451.39–$498.262
PR$482.261
RI$490.271
SC$451.591
SD$466.771
TN$440.981
TX$448.51–$495.948
UT$457.661
VA$468.06–$546.092
VI$482.261
VT$466.651
WA$493.53–$555.982
WI$452.651
WV$444.441
WY$474.191

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 41017 in Austin, the physician’s office rate is $495.94 and the facility-setting rate is $329.14: a difference of $166.80.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$545.53

$495.94 × 110% = $545.53

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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 41017 in Austin.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

4,892

Code
41017
Physician work
4.09
Practice expense
9.70
Malpractice
0.55

GPCI2026.csv

96

Locality
Austin
Physician work
1.002
Practice expense
1.058
Malpractice
0.886
Office / nonfacility calculation for 41017 in Austin
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work4.09× 1.0024.0982
Practice expense9.70× 1.05810.2626
Malpractice0.55× 0.8860.4873
Total RVUs14.8481
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Austin$495.94

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work4.091.002
Practice expense9.71.058
Malpractice0.550.886

(4.09 × 1.002 + 9.7 × 1.058 + 0.55 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $495.94

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work4.091.002
Practice expense4.981.058
Malpractice0.550.886

(4.09 × 1.002 + 4.98 × 1.058 + 0.55 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $329.14

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

41017 · Office / nonfacility

$495.94

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $33.25 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $462.69 to $495.94 (7.2%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $462.69changed to$495.94

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 4.19 changed to 4.09
    • Practice expense RVU 9.25 changed to 9.70
    • Malpractice RVU 0.48 changed to 0.55
    • Work GPCI 1.000 changed to 1.002
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.046 changed to 1.058
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.914 changed to 0.886

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $462.69

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$495.94$329.14RVU26D
2026-07-01$495.94$329.14RVU26C
2026-04-01$495.94$329.14RVU26B
2026-01-01$495.94$329.14RVU26A
2025-10-01$462.69$343.26RVU25D
2025-07-01$462.69$343.26RVU25C
2025-04-01$462.69$343.26RVU25B
2025-01-01$462.69$343.26RVU25A

41017 billing questions

How is this code distinguished from 41018?

Both concern drainage in the floor-of-mouth region, but 41017 is for an intraoral approach and 41018 is for an extraoral approach. Document the route used to reach the lesion.

When would 41016 be a closer code?

41016 concerns drainage of a lesion of the tongue by an extraoral approach. Use 41017 for a floor-of-mouth lesion reached from inside the mouth.

Can modifier 50 be reported?

No. The anatomy and descriptor make modifier 50 inappropriate for this service.

What documentation supports reporting 41017?

Document the lesion’s floor-of-mouth location, the intraoral route, and the drainage performed. A general reference to a mouth abscess without site and approach detail may not establish the code selection.

How does Medicare handle other procedures performed in the same session?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction are paid at 50%.

Can an assistant surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted 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.

RVUs for 41017PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 4,892 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for AustinGPCI2026.csv, line 96 (RVU26D)
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