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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

20701 in Chico

Office / nonfacility

$65.29

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$53.21

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.

Orthopedic surgery

About 20701: Deep drug-delivery device removal

Removal of a previously placed deep drug-delivery device, such as a subfascial device, reported with the primary operative procedure.

This code describes operative removal of a drug-delivery device from a deep location, such as beneath the fascia. Orthopedic surgeons commonly encounter these devices during staged treatment of bone or joint infection, including removal of a temporary local antibiotic-delivery device after the infection has been treated. The procedure is performed in an operating room or another surgical setting where the device can be exposed and removed.

Report this add-on code with the primary procedure performed at the same operative encounter; documentation should identify the device, its deep anatomic location, and the removal performed. The code is paid within the primary procedure’s global period. It distinguishes deep removal from removal of a device located in the intramedullary canal or intra-articular space. Documentation of location supports choosing the correct code in this removal series.

CMS billing rules for 20701

Global period
Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.10 · 56%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.66 · 34%
  • Malpractice RVU0.21 · 11%

191

Medicare services in 2024 · #4360 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.

20701 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.

20700

Drug-delivery device

Deep placement

$84.27

20700 covers manual preparation and insertion of a deep drug-delivery device; 20701 covers its removal.

20703

Device removal

Intramedullary placement

$107.22

Both codes describe device removal, but 20703 is for an intramedullary location rather than a deep location.

20705

Device removal

Intra-articular drug delivery

$126.99

20705 is for removal from an intra-articular location; use 20701 for removal from a deep location.

The same code, a different location

How does Chico compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 20701 is $65.87—$0.58 higher than the $65.29 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

20701 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Chico · This locality

    $65.29

  2. Bakersfield

    $65.87

    $0.58 higher than Chico

  3. El Centro

    $65.32

    $0.03 higher than Chico

  4. Fresno

    $65.29

    The same base rate than Chico

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $65.29

    The same base rate than Chico

  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $68.98

    $3.69 higher than Chico

  7. Madera

    $65.29

    The same base rate than Chico

Other payment areas listed in California 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, 20701 ranges from $59.29 in Arkansas to $82.45 in Alaska*. 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

  • Merced

    California · 20701

    Office

    $65.29

    Facility

    $53.21

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 20701

    Office

    $65.29

    Facility

    $53.21

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 20701

    Office

    $71.67

    Facility

    $57.15

    $6.38 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 20701

    Office

    $68.20

    Facility

    $55.17

    $2.91 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 20701

    Office

    $65.29

    Facility

    $53.21

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 20701

    Office

    $65.29

    Facility

    $53.21

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 20701

    Office

    $67.55

    Facility

    $55.47

    $2.26 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 20701

    Office

    $67.46

    Facility

    $54.64

    $2.17 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 20701

    Office

    $67.19

    Facility

    $54.41

    $1.90 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 20701

    Office

    $68.01

    Facility

    $54.83

    $2.72 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 20701

    Office

    $74.53

    Facility

    $58.99

    $9.24 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 20701

    Office

    $74.30

    Facility

    $58.75

    $9.01 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 20701

    Office

    $76.33

    Facility

    $60.44

    $11.04 higher than Chico for the office setting.

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

    California · 20701

    Office

    $75.36

    Facility

    $59.46

    $10.07 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 20701

    Office

    $66.23

    Facility

    $53.68

    $0.94 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 20701

    Office

    $68.06

    Facility

    $54.66

    $2.77 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 20701

    Office

    $67.23

    Facility

    $54.38

    $1.94 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 20701

    Office

    $68.67

    Facility

    $55.14

    $3.38 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 20701

    Office

    $65.29

    Facility

    $53.21

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 20701

    Office

    $71.33

    Facility

    $56.80

    $6.04 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 20701

    Office

    $65.29

    Facility

    $53.21

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 20701

    Office

    $65.29

    Facility

    $53.21

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 20701

    Office

    $72.50

    Facility

    $59.52

    $7.21 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 20701

    Office

    $77.43

    Facility

    $65.95

    $12.14 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 20701

    Office

    $75.25

    Facility

    $64.17

    $9.96 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 20701

    Office

    $75.83

    Facility

    $63.02

    $10.54 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 20701

    Office

    $82.45

    Facility

    $70.72

    $17.16 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 20701

    Office

    $60.00

    Facility

    $50.36

    $5.29 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 20701

    Office

    $59.29

    Facility

    $49.82

    $6.00 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 20701

    Office

    $64.11

    Facility

    $53.43

    $1.18 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 20701

    Office

    $66.12

    Facility

    $54.39

    $0.83 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 20701

    Office

    $69.71

    Facility

    $57.83

    $4.42 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 20701

    Office

    $65.01

    Facility

    $54.12

    $0.28 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 20701

    Office

    $71.75

    Facility

    $60.59

    $6.46 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 20701

    Office

    $68.36

    Facility

    $57.82

    $3.07 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 20701

    Office

    $67.67

    Facility

    $56.47

    $2.38 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 20701

    Office

    $64.77

    Facility

    $54.93

    $0.52 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 20701

    Office

    $65.87

    Facility

    $53.33

    $0.58 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 20701

    Office

    $59.70

    Facility

    $49.61

    $5.59 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 20701

    Office

    $60.34

    Facility

    $50.20

    $4.95 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 20701

    Office

    $71.15

    Facility

    $61.01

    $5.86 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 20701

    Office

    $67.83

    Facility

    $57.77

    $2.54 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 20701

    Office

    $72.07

    Facility

    $60.75

    $6.78 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 20701

    Office

    $60.59

    Facility

    $50.37

    $4.70 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 20701

    Office

    $60.20

    Facility

    $50.24

    $5.09 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 20701

    Office

    $62.76

    Facility

    $52.96

    $2.53 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 20701

    Office

    $65.45

    Facility

    $55.08

    $0.16 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 20701

    Office

    $62.97

    Facility

    $53.22

    $2.32 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 20701

    Office

    $70.81

    Facility

    $57.65

    $5.52 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 20701

    Office

    $66.13

    Facility

    $54.53

    $0.84 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 20701

    Office

    $69.66

    Facility

    $57.83

    $4.37 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 20701

    Office

    $65.86

    Facility

    $54.70

    $0.57 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 20701

    Office

    $61.38

    Facility

    $51.24

    $3.91 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 20701

    Office

    $63.01

    Facility

    $52.09

    $2.28 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 20701

    Office

    $69.84

    Facility

    $59.20

    $4.55 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 20701

    Office

    $64.79

    Facility

    $54.72

    $0.50 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 20701

    Office

    $61.50

    Facility

    $50.16

    $3.79 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 20701

    Office

    $64.29

    Facility

    $53.94

    $1.00 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 20701

    Office

    $64.76

    Facility

    $54.26

    $0.53 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 20701

    Office

    $62.58

    Facility

    $53.07

    $2.71 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 20701

    Office

    $60.90

    Facility

    $51.41

    $4.39 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 20701

    Office

    $65.79

    Facility

    $54.76

    $0.50 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 20701

    Office

    $61.79

    Facility

    $51.51

    $3.50 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 20701

    Office

    $61.63

    Facility

    $50.61

    $3.66 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 20701

    Office

    $59.74

    Facility

    $49.57

    $5.55 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 20701

    Office

    $65.83

    Facility

    $54.35

    $0.54 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 20701

    Office

    $72.12

    Facility

    $59.33

    $6.83 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 20701

    Office

    $69.98

    Facility

    $57.94

    $4.69 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 20701

    Office

    $65.38

    Facility

    $55.27

    $0.09 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 20701

    Office

    $64.65

    Facility

    $53.62

    $0.64 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 20701

    Office

    $78.33

    Facility

    $65.22

    $13.04 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 20701

    Office

    $71.02

    Facility

    $58.95

    $5.73 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 20701

    Office

    $75.26

    Facility

    $62.24

    $9.97 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 20701

    Office

    $62.61

    Facility

    $52.14

    $2.68 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 20701

    Office

    $63.94

    Facility

    $53.87

    $1.35 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 20701

    Office

    $61.88

    Facility

    $52.03

    $3.41 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 20701

    Office

    $67.04

    Facility

    $54.79

    $1.75 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 20701

    Office

    $63.63

    Facility

    $52.65

    $1.66 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 20701

    Office

    $68.72

    Facility

    $57.24

    $3.43 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 20701

    Office

    $63.61

    Facility

    $53.49

    $1.68 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 20701

    Office

    $65.94

    Facility

    $54.79

    $0.65 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 20701

    Office

    $66.47

    Facility

    $55.08

    $1.18 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 20701

    Office

    $63.07

    Facility

    $52.89

    $2.22 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 20701

    Office

    $61.14

    Facility

    $50.12

    $4.15 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 20701

    Office

    $60.55

    Facility

    $50.53

    $4.74 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 20701

    Office

    $66.35

    Facility

    $54.69

    $1.06 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 20701

    Office

    $63.32

    Facility

    $53.29

    $1.97 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 20701

    Office

    $64.35

    Facility

    $53.43

    $0.94 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 20701

    Office

    $65.05

    Facility

    $54.07

    $0.24 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 20701

    Office

    $64.92

    Facility

    $54.05

    $0.37 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 20701

    Office

    $64.73

    Facility

    $53.79

    $0.56 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 20701

    Office

    $68.58

    Facility

    $57.63

    $3.29 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 20701

    Office

    $64.00

    Facility

    $53.53

    $1.29 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 20701

    Office

    $63.76

    Facility

    $53.40

    $1.53 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 20701

    Office

    $63.36

    Facility

    $52.53

    $1.93 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 20701

    Office

    $65.94

    Facility

    $54.79

    $0.65 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 20701

    Office

    $62.11

    Facility

    $51.20

    $3.18 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 20701

    Office

    $65.77

    Facility

    $54.16

    $0.48 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 20701

    Office

    $71.36

    Facility

    $57.83

    $6.07 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 20701

    Office

    $60.02

    Facility

    $49.46

    $5.27 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 20701

    Office

    $65.94

    Facility

    $56.36

    $0.65 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 20701

    Office

    $63.98

    Facility

    $52.95

    $1.31 lower than Chico for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

20701 · 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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$59.29

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$82.451
AL$60.001
AR$59.291
AZ$64.111
CA$65.29–$76.3329
CO$66.121
CT$69.711
DC$72.501
DE$65.011
FL$68.36–$77.433
GA$64.77–$67.672
GU$65.871
HI$65.871
IA$59.701
ID$60.341
IL$67.83–$75.254
IN$60.591
KS$60.201
KY$62.761
LA$62.97–$65.452
MA$66.13–$70.812
MD$65.86–$72.503
ME$61.38–$63.012
MI$64.79–$69.842
MN$61.501
MO$62.58–$64.763
MS$60.901
MT$65.791
NC$61.791
ND$61.631
NE$59.741
NH$65.831
NJ$69.98–$72.122
NM$65.381
NV$64.651
NY$62.61–$78.335
OH$63.941
OK$61.881
OR$63.63–$67.042
PA$63.61–$68.722
PR$65.941
RI$66.471
SC$63.071
SD$61.141
TN$60.551
TX$63.32–$68.588
UT$63.761
VA$63.36–$72.502
VI$65.941
VT$62.111
WA$65.77–$71.362
WI$60.021
WV$65.941
WY$63.981

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 20701 in Chico, the physician’s office rate is $65.29 and the facility-setting rate is $53.21: a difference of $12.08.

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 20701 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$71.82

$65.29 × 110% = $71.82

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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 20701 in Chico.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,791

Code
20701
Physician work
1.10
Practice expense
0.66
Malpractice
0.21

GPCI2026.csv

9

Locality
Chico
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 20701 in Chico
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.10× 1.0171.1187
Practice expense0.66× 1.0960.7234
Malpractice0.21× 0.5360.1126
Total RVUs1.9546
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$65.29

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
Work1.11.017
Practice expense0.661.096
Malpractice0.210.536

(1.1 × 1.017 + 0.66 × 1.096 + 0.21 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $65.29

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.11.017
Practice expense0.331.096
Malpractice0.210.536

(1.1 × 1.017 + 0.33 × 1.096 + 0.21 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $53.21

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

20701 · Office / nonfacility

$65.29

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $4.27 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $61.02 to $65.29 (7.0%).

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

    $61.02changed to$65.29

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.13 changed to 1.10
    • Practice expense RVU 0.57 changed to 0.66
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $61.02

    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$65.29$53.21RVU26D
2026-07-01$65.29$53.21RVU26C
2026-04-01$65.29$53.21RVU26B
2026-01-01$65.29$53.21RVU26A
2025-10-01$61.02$61.02RVU25D
2025-07-01$61.02$61.02RVU25C
2025-04-01$61.02$61.02RVU25B
2025-01-01$61.02$61.02RVU25A

20701 billing questions

How is deep removal distinguished from intramedullary or intra-articular removal?

Use the device’s documented location: this code is for a deep location, such as subfascial. The neighboring removal codes identify intramedullary and intra-articular locations.

Can 20701 be reported by itself?

No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with a primary procedure.

How does the global-period rule affect payment?

CMS pays this add-on within the primary procedure’s global period. It supplements the primary operative service rather than standing alone.

What documentation supports reporting 20701?

Document the drug-delivery device, its deep location, and the operative removal. The anatomic location distinguishes this code from removal of an intramedullary or intra-articular device.

Is 20701 used for placing a deep drug-delivery device?

No. This code is for removal; 20700 is the related code for manual preparation and insertion of a deep drug-delivery device.

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 20701PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,791 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ChicoGPCI2026.csv, line 9 (RVU26D)
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