No office rate
Use 24931 when the amputation includes immediate prosthetic implant placement. For another upper-arm amputation technique, compare the operative report with the specific listed code.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
24931 in Chico
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$853.88
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 24931: Upper-arm amputation with immediate prosthesis
Reports amputation through the upper arm when the surgeon places a prosthetic implant immediately as part of the same operative procedure.
This service combines removal of the arm through the humerus with immediate placement of a prosthetic implant. It may be performed by an orthopedic or other surgeon treating an upper-extremity condition that requires amputation and allows immediate implant placement. The operative report should make clear that the implant was placed during the amputation procedure, rather than fitted later as a separate prosthetic service.
Select this code from the documented amputation level and operative technique, including immediate implant placement. The 90-day global period includes 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 other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 24931
- 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 RVU13.10 · 51%
- Practice expense (office) RVU9.81 · 38%
- Malpractice RVU2.78 · 11%
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.
24931 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Both concern upper-arm amputation, but 24931 specifically includes immediate prosthetic implant placement. Choose based on the documented procedure, not simply the diagnosis.
No office rate
This code is for revision of an existing amputation, rather than the primary upper-arm amputation with immediate implant represented by 24931.
24940
No office rateRevision of upper arm
This is a revision procedure for an upper-arm amputation. Use 24931 for the primary amputation with immediate prosthetic implant placement when the operative details support it.
The same code, a different location
How does Chico compare?
24931 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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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 · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$853.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$853.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$944.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$894.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$853.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$853.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$883.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$884.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.65
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$892.89
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$983.74
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$980.59
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1007.94
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$995.04
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$867.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$894.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$881.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$902.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$853.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$939.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$853.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$853.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$950.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1013.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$983.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$993.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1056.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$776.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$766.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$834.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$863.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$911.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$846.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$937.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$890.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$883.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$863.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$774.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$782.92
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$926.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$881.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$941.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$786.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$780.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$813.81
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$851.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$929.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$863.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$911.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$858.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$820.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$910.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$841.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$802.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$835.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$842.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$810.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$788.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.88
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$802.60
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$802.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$775.08
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$859.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$944.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.72
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$849.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$842.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1027.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$928.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$986.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$814.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$830.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$802.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$877.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$829.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$897.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$826.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$860.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$867.17
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$819.24
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$785.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$867.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$821.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$838.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$847.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$845.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$843.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$894.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$832.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$828.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$825.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$860.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$808.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$858.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$937.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$780.05
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$855.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 24931
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$833.93
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
24931 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| 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 24931 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$939.27
$853.88 × 110% = $939.27
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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 24931 in Chico.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,364
- Code
- 24931
- Physician work
- 13.10
- Practice expense
- 9.81
- Malpractice
- 2.78
GPCI2026.csv
9
- Locality
- Chico
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 13.10 | × 1.017 | 13.3227 |
| Practice expense | 9.81 | × 1.096 | 10.7518 |
| Malpractice | 2.78 | × 0.536 | 1.4901 |
| Total RVUs | 25.5645 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Chico$853.88
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 13.1 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 9.81 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 2.78 | 0.536 |
(13.1 × 1.017 + 9.81 × 1.096 + 2.78 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $853.88
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
24931 · 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 | $853.88 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $853.88 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $853.88 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $853.88 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $922.50 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $922.50 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $922.50 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $922.50 | RVU25A |
24931 billing questions
What distinguishes this code from other upper-arm amputation codes?
The operative report must support amputation through the humerus with immediate placement of a prosthetic implant. Compare the documented technique with the applicable neighboring amputation code before selecting the code.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
Document the amputation level, operative technique, and placement of the prosthetic implant during the same procedure. A later prosthetic fitting alone does not establish that the immediate-implant service was performed.
How is bilateral surgery reported?
For bilateral procedures, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
How does the multiple-procedure rule affect payment?
When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the other procedures are paid at 50%.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
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.
2,36124920,,Amputation of upper arm,A,,9.88,8.59,NA,8.59,,2.10,20.57,20.57,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,36224925,,Amputation follow-up surgery,A,,7.12,7.71,NA,7.71,,1.50,16.33,16.33,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,36324930,,Amputation follow-up surgery,A,,10.56,8.81,NA,8.81,,2.25,21.62,21.62,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,36424931,,Amputate upper arm & implant,A,,13.10,9.81,NA,9.81,,2.78,25.69,25.69,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,36524935,,Revision of amputation,A,,16.04,14.60,NA,14.60,,3.41,34.05,34.05,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,36624940,,Revision of upper arm,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,36724999,,Unlisted px humerus/elbow,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,YYY,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,0,1,1,9,,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