No office rate
Both involve deep shoulder-region tumor excision; the size distinction is under 5 cm for 23076 versus at least 5 cm for 23073.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
23073 in Chico
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$653.37
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 23073: Deep shoulder soft-tissue tumor excision, 5 cm or larger
Reports surgical removal of a deep soft-tissue tumor in the shoulder region measuring at least 5 cm, rather than a superficial or radical resection.
Code 23073 describes operative removal of a soft-tissue tumor in the shoulder region when the lesion lies beneath the superficial fascia, such as within muscle, and measures at least 5 cm. Orthopedic surgeons and orthopedic oncologists commonly perform the procedure in an operating room; it may also be performed in an appropriately equipped outpatient surgical setting. The code concerns the tumor’s location and depth, not removal from the shoulder joint itself.
Select this code when the operative report supports the shoulder-region site, deep tissue plane, lesion size, and excision performed. Distinguish a deep lesion under 5 cm from one at least 5 cm, and distinguish excision from radical resection. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 23073
- 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 procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU9.88 · 50%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.57 · 38%
- Malpractice RVU2.27 · 12%
1.2K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2831 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.
23073 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
23071 applies to a subcutaneous lesion measuring 3 cm or larger. Code 23073 requires a deep lesion measuring at least 5 cm.
No office rate
23078 describes radical resection of a shoulder-region tumor at least 5 cm. Code 23073 describes excision, not radical resection.
$657.39
23066 is for biopsy of deep shoulder-region tissue; 23073 is for excision of a deep tumor at least 5 cm.
The same code, a different location
How does Chico compare?
23073 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Chico · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in California 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
Merced
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$722.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$685.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$677.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$676.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$673.92
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$683.40
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$752.66
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$750.09
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$771.54
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$761.00
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$664.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$684.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$674.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$691.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$718.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$730.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$784.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$760.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$806.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$594.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$586.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$662.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$700.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$649.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$723.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$685.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$678.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$645.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$661.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$591.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$598.48
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$715.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$679.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$726.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$601.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$596.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$624.16
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$654.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$626.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$712.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$661.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$700.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$658.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$609.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$628.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$701.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$646.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$612.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$641.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$646.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$621.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$603.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$658.51
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.35
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$613.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$592.04
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$659.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$725.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$702.48
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$646.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$792.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$713.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$759.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$623.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$637.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$672.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$635.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$689.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$633.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$665.09
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$628.08
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$608.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$600.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$665.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$630.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$642.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$649.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$648.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$646.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$688.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$638.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$635.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$632.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$618.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$658.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$718.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$595.58
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$658.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 23073
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$638.95
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
23073 · 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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| 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?
Chico is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 30 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 23073 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$718.71
$653.37 × 110% = $718.71
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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 23073 in Chico.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,158
- Code
- 23073
- Physician work
- 9.88
- Practice expense
- 7.57
- Malpractice
- 2.27
GPCI2026.csv
9
- Locality
- Chico
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 9.88 | × 1.017 | 10.0480 |
| Practice expense | 7.57 | × 1.096 | 8.2967 |
| Malpractice | 2.27 | × 0.536 | 1.2167 |
| Total RVUs | 19.5614 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Chico$653.37
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 9.88 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 7.57 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 2.27 | 0.536 |
(9.88 × 1.017 + 7.57 × 1.096 + 2.27 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $653.37
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
23073 · 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 | $653.37 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $653.37 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $653.37 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $653.37 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $687.49 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $687.49 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $687.49 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $687.49 | RVU25A |
23073 billing questions
How does 23073 differ from 23076?
Both describe removal of a deep shoulder-region soft-tissue tumor. Use 23073 for a lesion measuring at least 5 cm and 23076 for one under 5 cm.
How does 23073 differ from 23071?
23073 is for a deep lesion measuring at least 5 cm. Code 23071 addresses a subcutaneous shoulder-region lesion measuring 3 cm or larger.
When is radical resection coded instead?
Use 23077 or 23078 when the surgeon performs a radical resection, rather than the excision represented by 23073. The radical-resection code selection also depends on whether the tumor is under 5 cm or at least 5 cm.
What documentation supports reporting 23073?
The operative report should identify the shoulder-region site, show that the tumor was deep to the superficial fascia, document its size as at least 5 cm, and describe the removal performed.
Can modifier 50 be used for tumors on both shoulders?
CMS lists this as a bilateral procedure. When bilateral reporting is appropriate, modifier 50 is paid at 150% under the CMS rule.
Can an assistant surgeon be reported?
CMS permits payment for an assistant at surgery for this code. 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.
2,15523065,,Biopsy shoulder tissues,A,,2.24,4.34,,1.80,,0.35,6.93,4.39,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,15623066,,Biopsy shoulder tissues,A,,4.19,13.62,,5.86,,0.92,18.73,10.97,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,15723071,,Exc shoulder les sc 3 cm/>,A,,5.76,5.06,NA,5.06,,1.37,12.19,12.19,0,090,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,15823073,,Exc shoulder tum deep 5 cm/>,A,,9.88,7.57,NA,7.57,,2.27,19.72,19.72,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,15923075,,Exc shoulder les sc < 3 cm,A,,4.10,11.59,,4.60,,0.92,16.61,9.62,0,090,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,16023076,,Exc shoulder tum deep < 5 cm,A,,7.22,6.82,NA,6.82,,1.63,15.67,15.67,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,16123077,,Rad rescj tum shoulder<5 cm,A,,17.22,10.33,NA,10.33,,3.93,31.48,31.48,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
603102,AZ,00,ARIZONA,1.000,0.969,0.856
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1001182,CA,71,EL CENTRO,1.017,1.096,0.541
1101112,CA,56,FRESNO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536