No office rate
25150 describes partial excision of the ulna; this code describes partial excision of the radius. Follow the bone identified in the operative report.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
25151 in Chico
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$551.28
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 25151: Partial excision of the radius
Reports surgical removal of a limited portion of the radius, such as for focal bone disease requiring partial excision rather than complete tumor resection.
An orthopedic or hand surgeon uses this service to remove a limited portion of the radius. The work may involve saucerizing bone or removing a devitalized bone fragment, such as in a focal process requiring partial excision. It is performed in an operative setting; the operative report should identify the radial site and describe the extent and purpose of the bone removal. The code is specific to the radius, not the ulna or a wrist-joint procedure.
Report it when the surgeon’s documented work supports partial radial bone excision, rather than curettage of a bone lesion or a more extensive tumor resection. The record should make clear which bone was treated and what was removed. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 25151
- 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 paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU7.49 · 46%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.40 · 45%
- Malpractice RVU1.45 · 9%
205
Medicare services in 2024 · #4306 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.
25151 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
25120 is used for excision or curettage of a radius or ulna bone cyst or benign tumor. This code represents partial radial bone excision rather than that lesion-focused procedure.
No office rate
25170 represents resection of a radius or ulna tumor. Choose it when the documented tumor resection is more extensive than partial radial excision.
The same code, a different location
How does Chico compare?
25151 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 · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$551.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$551.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$616.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$579.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$551.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$551.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$566.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$572.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$570.35
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$579.54
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.67
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$643.03
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.07
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.33
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$561.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$581.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$571.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$587.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$551.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$613.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$551.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$551.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$608.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$629.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$611.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$630.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$665.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$493.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$487.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$531.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$553.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$579.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$539.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$588.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$559.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$560.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$528.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$559.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$495.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$500.47
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$575.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$551.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$591.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$502.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$498.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$514.22
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$537.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$515.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$598.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$553.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$579.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$547.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$507.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$525.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$570.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$530.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$518.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$529.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$534.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$510.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$498.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$545.67
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$511.73
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$517.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$496.61
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$549.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$604.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$583.21
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$534.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$537.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$590.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$628.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$519.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$524.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$508.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$564.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$530.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$569.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$522.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$547.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$553.45
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$519.72
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$500.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$555.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$520.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$534.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$540.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$538.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$537.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$564.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$528.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$526.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$527.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$547.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$519.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$550.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$605.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$501.88
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$534.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 25151
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$533.18
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
25151 · 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 25151 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$606.41
$551.28 × 110% = $606.41
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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 25151 in Chico.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,407
- Code
- 25151
- Physician work
- 7.49
- Practice expense
- 7.40
- Malpractice
- 1.45
GPCI2026.csv
9
- Locality
- Chico
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 7.49 | × 1.017 | 7.6173 |
| Practice expense | 7.40 | × 1.096 | 8.1104 |
| Malpractice | 1.45 | × 0.536 | 0.7772 |
| Total RVUs | 16.5049 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Chico$551.28
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 7.49 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 7.4 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.45 | 0.536 |
(7.49 × 1.017 + 7.4 × 1.096 + 1.45 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $551.28
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
25151 · 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 | $551.28 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $551.28 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $551.28 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $551.28 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $593.54 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $593.54 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $593.54 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $593.54 | RVU25A |
25151 billing questions
How is this code distinguished from partial excision of the ulna?
This code is for partial removal of the radius. Use the ulna code, 25150, when the operative work removes part of the ulna instead.
When is a bone-lesion excision code a better fit?
Consider 25120 or 25125 when the documented procedure is excision or curettage of a radial or ulnar bone cyst or benign tumor, rather than the partial radial bone removal represented here.
Does the 90-day global period include postoperative care?
Yes. Related postoperative care for 90 days and the day-before preoperative visit are included in the global period.
How should bilateral radial procedures be reported?
When the procedure is performed bilaterally, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
How does Medicare handle another procedure performed in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are paid at 50% under the standard multiple procedure reduction.
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.
2,40425136,,Remove & graft wrist lesion,A,,5.99,7.20,NA,7.20,,1.28,14.47,14.47,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,40525145,,Remove forearm bone lesion,A,,6.38,7.32,NA,7.32,,1.34,15.04,15.04,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,40625150,,Partial removal of ulna,A,,7.20,7.37,NA,7.37,,1.44,16.01,16.01,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,40725151,,Partial removal of radius,A,,7.49,7.40,NA,7.40,,1.45,16.34,16.34,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,40825170,,Resect radius/ulnar tumor,A,,21.65,13.55,NA,13.55,,4.61,39.81,39.81,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,40925210,,Removal of wrist bone,A,,5.97,6.87,NA,6.87,,1.15,13.99,13.99,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,0,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,41025215,,Removal of wrist bones,A,,7.94,7.85,NA,7.85,,1.51,17.30,17.30,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,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