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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

15780 in Beaumont

Office / nonfacility

$779.60

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$539.48

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.

Dermatology procedure

About 15780: Full-face mechanical dermabrasion

Mechanical resurfacing of the entire facial skin surface, reported when dermabrasion treats broad facial scarring or texture changes rather than a limited segment.

Dermabrasion mechanically abrades the skin to resurface facial areas, commonly to improve acne scarring, uneven texture, or other scarring. A dermatologist or plastic surgeon typically performs it using an abrasive instrument in an office or outpatient surgical setting. This code describes treatment across the face, not a limited facial segment or a single lesion.

Report it when the treated area and operative documentation support full-face dermabrasion; use the appropriate sibling code when treatment is confined to a facial segment, another body site, or a superficial layer. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 15780

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 RVU8.51 · 34%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU15.44 · 62%
  • Malpractice RVU0.84 · 3%

41

Medicare services in 2024 · #5475 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.

15780 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Beaumont, from the same CMS release.

15781

Dermabrasion

Segmental face

$488.62

Choose 15780 for treatment across the face; 15781 is for dermabrasion confined to a facial segment.

15782

Dermabrasion

Nonfacial skin

$446.11

Choose 15780 for facial treatment. Code 15782 applies when dermabrasion is performed on a site other than the face.

15783

Dermabrasion

Superficial, any site

$415.02

Both describe dermabrasion, but 15783 identifies superficial treatment at any site; 15780 represents full-face treatment.

15788

Chemical peel facial epidrm

No office rate

Code 15788 describes facial resurfacing by chemical peel. Code 15780 is mechanical dermabrasion of the face.

The same code, a different location

How does Beaumont compare?

In Austin, the office rate for 15780 is $855.29—$75.69 higher than the $779.60 rate in Beaumont. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

15780 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Beaumont · This locality

    $779.60

  2. Austin

    $855.29

    $75.69 higher than Beaumont

  3. Brazoria

    $819.47

    $39.87 higher than Beaumont

  4. Dallas

    $824.52

    $44.92 higher than Beaumont

  5. Fort Worth

    $819.73

    $40.13 higher than Beaumont

  6. Galveston

    $821.85

    $42.25 higher than Beaumont

  7. Houston

    $837.22

    $57.62 higher than Beaumont

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, 15780 ranges from $741.69 in Arkansas to $1074.20 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 · 15780

    Office

    $798.99

    Facility

    $548.58

    $19.39 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 15780

    Office

    $924.61

    Facility

    $612.46

    $145.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 15780

    Office

    $938.32

    Facility

    $627.49

    $158.72 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 15780

    Office

    $892.05

    Facility

    $617.37

    $112.45 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 15780

    Office

    $868.91

    Facility

    $603.72

    $89.31 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 15780

    Office

    $946.19

    Facility

    $639.57

    $166.59 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 15780

    Office

    $991.05

    Facility

    $710.03

    $211.45 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 15780

    Office

    $751.37

    Facility

    $520.48

    $28.23 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 15780

    Office

    $741.69

    Facility

    $515.02

    $37.91 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 15780

    Office

    $807.98

    Facility

    $552.29

    $28.38 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 15780

    Office

    $871.95

    Facility

    $582.75

    $92.35 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 15780

    Office

    $869.33

    Facility

    $580.13

    $89.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 15780

    Office

    $869.47

    Facility

    $580.27

    $89.87 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 15780

    Office

    $869.33

    Facility

    $580.13

    $89.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 15780

    Office

    $869.33

    Facility

    $580.13

    $89.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 15780

    Office

    $869.33

    Facility

    $580.13

    $89.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 15780

    Office

    $869.33

    Facility

    $580.13

    $89.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 15780

    Office

    $869.33

    Facility

    $580.13

    $89.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 15780

    Office

    $996.11

    Facility

    $648.33

    $216.51 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 15780

    Office

    $919.25

    Facility

    $607.36

    $139.65 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 15780

    Office

    $869.33

    Facility

    $580.13

    $89.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 15780

    Office

    $869.33

    Facility

    $580.13

    $89.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 15780

    Office

    $878.51

    Facility

    $589.31

    $98.91 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 15780

    Office

    $909.28

    Facility

    $602.41

    $129.68 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 15780

    Office

    $905.80

    Facility

    $599.98

    $126.20 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 15780

    Office

    $924.76

    Facility

    $609.18

    $145.16 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 15780

    Office

    $1051.27

    Facility

    $679.22

    $271.67 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 15780

    Office

    $1050.32

    Facility

    $678.27

    $270.72 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 15780

    Office

    $1074.20

    Facility

    $693.70

    $294.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

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

    California · 15780

    Office

    $1070.30

    Facility

    $689.80

    $290.70 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 15780

    Office

    $891.51

    Facility

    $590.96

    $111.91 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 15780

    Office

    $931.84

    Facility

    $611.24

    $152.24 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 15780

    Office

    $908.56

    Facility

    $600.89

    $128.96 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 15780

    Office

    $941.10

    Facility

    $617.07

    $161.50 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 15780

    Office

    $869.33

    Facility

    $580.13

    $89.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 15780

    Office

    $994.73

    Facility

    $646.96

    $215.13 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 15780

    Office

    $869.33

    Facility

    $580.13

    $89.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 15780

    Office

    $869.33

    Facility

    $580.13

    $89.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 15780

    Office

    $858.28

    Facility

    $577.53

    $78.68 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 15780

    Office

    $879.29

    Facility

    $595.11

    $99.69 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 15780

    Office

    $820.41

    Facility

    $559.71

    $40.81 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 15780

    Office

    $857.38

    Facility

    $590.09

    $77.78 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 15780

    Office

    $819.43

    Facility

    $567.17

    $39.83 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 15780

    Office

    $842.75

    Facility

    $574.66

    $63.15 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 15780

    Office

    $777.70

    Facility

    $542.33

    $1.90 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 15780

    Office

    $886.85

    Facility

    $586.83

    $107.25 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 15780

    Office

    $767.25

    Facility

    $525.82

    $12.35 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 15780

    Office

    $771.97

    Facility

    $529.21

    $7.63 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 15780

    Office

    $815.20

    Facility

    $572.44

    $35.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 15780

    Office

    $798.94

    Facility

    $558.03

    $19.34 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 15780

    Office

    $865.58

    Facility

    $594.59

    $85.98 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 15780

    Office

    $775.94

    Facility

    $531.34

    $3.66 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 15780

    Office

    $764.58

    Facility

    $526.05

    $15.02 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 15780

    Office

    $768.38

    Facility

    $533.80

    $11.22 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 15780

    Office

    $801.40

    Facility

    $553.10

    $21.80 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 15780

    Office

    $767.52

    Facility

    $534.00

    $12.08 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 15780

    Office

    $936.62

    Facility

    $621.57

    $157.02 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 15780

    Office

    $854.19

    Facility

    $576.34

    $74.59 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 15780

    Office

    $876.85

    Facility

    $593.72

    $97.25 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 15780

    Office

    $834.74

    Facility

    $567.71

    $55.14 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 15780

    Office

    $776.15

    Facility

    $533.39

    $3.45 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 15780

    Office

    $813.01

    Facility

    $551.52

    $33.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 15780

    Office

    $829.21

    Facility

    $574.57

    $49.61 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 15780

    Office

    $786.76

    Facility

    $545.85

    $7.16 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 15780

    Office

    $823.21

    Facility

    $551.69

    $43.61 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 15780

    Office

    $795.90

    Facility

    $548.13

    $16.30 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 15780

    Office

    $803.31

    Facility

    $552.11

    $23.71 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 15780

    Office

    $756.11

    Facility

    $528.66

    $23.49 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 15780

    Office

    $749.00

    Facility

    $521.81

    $30.60 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 15780

    Office

    $827.95

    Facility

    $564.09

    $48.35 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 15780

    Office

    $783.33

    Facility

    $537.14

    $3.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 15780

    Office

    $811.34

    Facility

    $547.48

    $31.74 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 15780

    Office

    $770.85

    Facility

    $527.30

    $8.75 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 15780

    Office

    $845.65

    Facility

    $570.96

    $66.05 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 15780

    Office

    $930.34

    Facility

    $624.25

    $150.74 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 15780

    Office

    $889.54

    Facility

    $601.40

    $109.94 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 15780

    Office

    $790.84

    Facility

    $548.88

    $11.24 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 15780

    Office

    $823.84

    Facility

    $559.71

    $44.24 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 15780

    Office

    $967.71

    Facility

    $653.98

    $188.11 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 15780

    Office

    $895.68

    Facility

    $606.75

    $116.08 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 15780

    Office

    $952.46

    Facility

    $640.57

    $172.86 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 15780

    Office

    $793.89

    Facility

    $543.22

    $14.29 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 15780

    Office

    $783.37

    Facility

    $542.46

    $3.77 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 15780

    Office

    $766.57

    Facility

    $530.94

    $13.03 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 15780

    Office

    $882.62

    Facility

    $589.46

    $103.02 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 15780

    Office

    $817.61

    Facility

    $554.80

    $38.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 15780

    Office

    $859.68

    Facility

    $585.00

    $80.08 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 15780

    Office

    $784.18

    Facility

    $541.95

    $4.58 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 15780

    Office

    $833.26

    Facility

    $566.49

    $53.66 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 15780

    Office

    $847.40

    Facility

    $574.82

    $67.80 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 15780

    Office

    $784.61

    Facility

    $540.79

    $5.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 15780

    Office

    $809.38

    Facility

    $545.51

    $29.78 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 15780

    Office

    $768.09

    Facility

    $528.23

    $11.51 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 15780

    Office

    $794.20

    Facility

    $546.17

    $14.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 15780

    Office

    $810.99

    Facility

    $551.61

    $31.39 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 15780

    Office

    $833.26

    Facility

    $566.49

    $53.66 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 15780

    Office

    $808.99

    Facility

    $547.76

    $29.39 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 15780

    Office

    $852.33

    Facility

    $574.48

    $72.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 15780

    Office

    $954.15

    Facility

    $630.39

    $174.55 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 15780

    Office

    $786.93

    Facility

    $534.15

    $7.33 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 15780

    Office

    $772.54

    Facility

    $543.24

    $7.06 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 15780

    Office

    $820.71

    Facility

    $556.85

    $41.11 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

15780 · 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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$741.69

$991.05

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$991.051
AL$751.371
AR$741.691
AZ$807.981
CA$869.33–$1,074.2029
CO$858.281
CT$879.291
DC$938.321
DE$820.411
FL$819.43–$892.053
GA$777.70–$842.752
GU$886.851
HI$886.851
IA$767.251
ID$771.971
IL$798.94–$868.914
IN$775.941
KS$764.581
KY$768.381
LA$767.52–$801.402
MA$854.19–$936.622
MD$834.74–$938.323
ME$776.15–$813.012
MI$786.76–$829.212
MN$823.211
MO$756.11–$803.313
MS$749.001
MT$827.951
NC$783.331
ND$811.341
NE$770.851
NH$845.651
NJ$889.54–$930.342
NM$790.841
NV$823.841
NY$793.89–$967.715
OH$783.371
OK$766.571
OR$817.61–$882.622
PA$784.18–$859.682
PR$833.261
RI$847.401
SC$784.611
SD$809.381
TN$768.091
TX$779.60–$855.298
UT$794.201
VA$810.99–$938.322
VI$833.261
VT$808.991
WA$852.33–$954.152
WI$786.931
WV$772.541
WY$820.711

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 15780 in Beaumont, the physician’s office rate is $779.60 and the facility-setting rate is $539.48: a difference of $240.12.

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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 15780 in Beaumont. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$857.56

$779.60 × 110% = $857.56

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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 15780 in Beaumont.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,551

Code
15780
Physician work
8.51
Practice expense
15.44
Malpractice
0.84

GPCI2026.csv

97

Locality
Beaumont
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.910
Malpractice
0.929
Office / nonfacility calculation for 15780 in Beaumont
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work8.51× 1.0008.5100
Practice expense15.44× 0.91014.0504
Malpractice0.84× 0.9290.7804
Total RVUs23.3408
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Beaumont$779.60

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work8.511
Practice expense15.440.91
Malpractice0.840.929

(8.51 × 1 + 15.44 × 0.91 + 0.84 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $779.60

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work8.511
Practice expense7.540.91
Malpractice0.840.929

(8.51 × 1 + 7.54 × 0.91 + 0.84 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $539.48

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

15780 · Office / nonfacility

$779.60

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $6.99 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $772.61 to $779.60 (0.9%).

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

    $772.61changed to$779.60

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 8.73 changed to 8.51
    • Practice expense RVU 15.85 changed to 15.44
    • Malpractice RVU 0.89 changed to 0.84
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.903 changed to 0.910
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.947 changed to 0.929

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $772.61

    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.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$779.60$539.48RVU26D
2026-07-01$779.60$539.48RVU26C
2026-04-01$779.60$539.48RVU26B
2026-01-01$779.60$539.48RVU26A
2025-10-01$772.61$615.17RVU25D
2025-07-01$772.61$615.17RVU25C
2025-04-01$772.61$615.17RVU25B
2025-01-01$772.61$615.17RVU25A

15780 billing questions

How do I distinguish this from 15781?

Use 15780 when dermabrasion treats the entire face. Use 15781 when treatment is limited to a facial segment.

Can modifier 50 be reported for treatment of both sides of the face?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code; it represents full-face treatment rather than separately billable right- and left-side services.

What documentation supports reporting full-face treatment?

Document the facial areas treated and the extent of dermabrasion. The record should make clear that treatment covered the face rather than a segment or isolated lesion.

How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative visits?

The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period.

How are other procedures in the same session paid?

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

Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be reported?

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

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 15780PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,551 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for BeaumontGPCI2026.csv, line 97 (RVU26D)
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