$610.40
Use 25505 for closed treatment of a radial shaft fracture with manipulation. Use 25515 when the surgeon treats the fracture through an open approach.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
25515 in Chico
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$639.62
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 25515: Open treatment of radial shaft fracture
Reports operative treatment of a radial shaft fracture, typically with surgical reduction and fixation when needed, without coding a distal radioulnar joint dislocation.
An orthopedic or hand surgeon uses an operative approach to expose and reduce a fracture through the shaft of the radius. The fracture may be stabilized with internal fixation, such as a plate and screws. This code fits treatment of the radial shaft itself; a distal radioulnar joint dislocation requiring treatment changes the code choice. These repairs are commonly performed in a hospital operating room or ambulatory surgery setting after forearm trauma.
Choose the code based on the operative treatment and associated injury, not simply the presence of a fracture on imaging. The operative report should identify the radius shaft fracture and describe the open reduction and fixation performed. CMS 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 other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is paid at 150% for a bilateral procedure. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation. Team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 25515
- 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 RVU8.58 · 45%
- Practice expense (office) RVU8.66 · 46%
- Malpractice RVU1.74 · 9%
711
Medicare services in 2024 · #3247 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.
25515 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
25525 includes open treatment of an associated distal radioulnar joint dislocation. 25515 describes radial shaft treatment without that additional open dislocation treatment.
No office rate
25526 combines open radial shaft fracture treatment with closed treatment of an associated distal radioulnar joint dislocation.
No office rate
25575 is for operative treatment of fractures of both the radius and ulna shafts. 25515 addresses the radial shaft fracture alone.
The same code, a different location
How does Chico compare?
25515 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.
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 · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$715.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$672.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$658.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$664.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$661.86
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$672.62
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$748.33
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$746.35
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$766.36
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$758.28
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$675.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$663.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$681.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$712.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$707.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$734.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$712.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$733.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$769.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$572.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$564.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$616.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$643.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$674.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$626.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$684.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$651.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$613.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$649.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$574.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$580.18
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$669.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$641.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$688.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$582.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$577.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$596.90
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$624.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$598.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$695.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$642.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$673.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$635.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$588.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$609.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$663.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$616.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$601.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$592.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$578.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$633.83
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$593.59
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$599.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$575.53
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$638.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$702.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$677.66
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$621.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$624.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$756.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$686.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$730.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$602.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$609.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$590.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$655.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$615.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$662.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$607.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$636.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$642.66
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$603.25
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$595.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$580.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$603.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$624.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$624.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$656.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$613.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$610.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$611.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$636.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$602.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$703.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$581.58
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$621.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 25515
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$618.84
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
25515 · 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 25515 in Chico. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$703.58
$639.62 × 110% = $703.58
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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 25515 in Chico.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,474
- Code
- 25515
- Physician work
- 8.58
- Practice expense
- 8.66
- Malpractice
- 1.74
GPCI2026.csv
9
- Locality
- Chico
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 8.58 | × 1.017 | 8.7259 |
| Practice expense | 8.66 | × 1.096 | 9.4914 |
| Malpractice | 1.74 | × 0.536 | 0.9326 |
| Total RVUs | 19.1499 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Chico$639.62
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 8.58 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 8.66 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.74 | 0.536 |
(8.58 × 1.017 + 8.66 × 1.096 + 1.74 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $639.62
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
25515 · 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 | $639.62 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $639.62 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $639.62 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $639.62 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $678.64 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $678.64 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $678.64 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $678.64 | RVU25A |
25515 billing questions
How does this differ from 25505?
25515 describes operative treatment through an open approach. 25505 is for closed treatment of a radial shaft fracture with manipulation.
Can 25515 be used when the fracture includes a distal radioulnar joint dislocation?
Use the code that matches how the dislocation is treated. 25525 includes open treatment of the dislocation, while 25526 includes closed treatment of it alongside open fracture treatment.
What documentation supports reporting 25515?
The operative report should identify the radial shaft fracture and document open surgical treatment, including reduction and any fixation performed.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and applies the standard multiple procedure reduction to other procedures performed in that session.
What global period applies?
This major surgery has a 90-day global period, which includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is 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.
2,47125492,,Prophylactic tx radius&ulna,A,,12.34,10.29,NA,10.29,,2.62,25.25,25.25,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,47225500,,Cltx rdl shft fx w/o mnpj,A,,2.54,6.73,,5.12,,0.51,9.78,8.17,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,47325505,,Cltx rdl shft fx w/mnpj,A,,5.31,11.16,,8.18,,1.20,17.67,14.69,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,47425515,,Optx radial shaft fracture,A,,8.58,8.66,NA,8.66,,1.74,18.98,18.98,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,47525520,,Cltx rdl shft fx&dislc,A,,6.34,11.38,,8.25,,1.34,19.06,15.93,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,47625525,,Optx rdl shft fx&cltx rad/ul,A,,10.29,9.71,NA,9.71,,2.06,22.06,22.06,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,47725526,,Optx rdl shft fx&dstl rad/ul,A,,12.82,11.25,NA,11.25,,2.73,26.80,26.80,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,2,0,9,,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