No office rate
Use this code for excision of an existing growth-plate bridge. Code 27475 describes open epiphysiodesis, which intentionally arrests growth.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
20150 in Delaware
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$908.91
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 20150: Excision of an epiphyseal growth bar
Reports surgical removal of a bony bridge across a growth plate, typically to address partial growth arrest after injury in a growing patient.
An orthopedic surgeon removes a bony bridge, or bar, that has formed across a growth plate and is restricting growth. This procedure is most often considered in a growing child after a fracture or other injury causes partial physeal arrest, sometimes with developing limb-length discrepancy or angular deformity. The affected physis may be in a long bone such as the distal femur or proximal tibia. Imaging may be used to locate the bridge and guide its removal.
Report the service when the operative record supports excision of an existing epiphyseal bar, rather than a procedure intended to stop or redirect growth. Documentation should identify the affected bone and physis, the growth disturbance, and the work performed to remove the bar. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day before surgery and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same 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 payment may be available; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 20150
- 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 RVU14.38 · 52%
- Practice expense (office) RVU10.14 · 37%
- Malpractice RVU3.05 · 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.
20150 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Code 27477 is for percutaneous epiphysiodesis to arrest growth; it does not represent surgical removal of an epiphyseal bar.
No office rate
Code 27485 describes hemiepiphysiodesis to guide growth for angular correction. Use 20150 when the operative target is excision of an existing bar.
The same code, a different location
How does Delaware compare?
20150 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Delaware · 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.
Other payment areas listed in Delaware 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
Alabama
Alabama · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$834.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$823.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$895.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$922.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.27
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1008.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$957.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$947.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$946.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$942.33
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$955.00
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1050.24
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1046.78
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1076.13
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1061.97
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$928.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$956.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$943.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$965.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1003.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$925.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$977.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1007.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$957.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$948.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$903.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$924.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$830.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.08
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$997.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$948.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1012.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$843.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$837.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$874.61
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$914.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$877.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$995.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$925.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$977.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$921.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$855.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$978.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$904.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$858.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$897.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$904.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$871.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$847.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$920.66
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$861.39
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$860.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$831.42
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$922.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1012.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$981.12
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$913.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$904.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1102.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$996.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1058.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$873.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$892.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$861.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$940.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$889.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$963.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$887.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$923.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$930.16
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$879.84
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$853.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$842.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$929.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$883.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$899.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$909.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$907.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$904.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$960.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$893.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$890.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$885.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$923.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$867.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$920.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1003.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$836.14
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$920.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 20150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$894.38
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
20150 · 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?
Delaware is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 20150 in Delaware. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$999.80
$908.91 × 110% = $999.80
A contract may specify another Medicare year or additional adjustments. This is percentage arithmetic on the displayed base rate, not a claim adjudication.
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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 20150 in Delaware.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
1,722
- Code
- 20150
- Physician work
- 14.38
- Practice expense
- 10.14
- Malpractice
- 3.05
GPCI2026.csv
40
- Locality
- Delaware
- Physician work
- 1.005
- Practice expense
- 0.988
- Malpractice
- 0.899
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 14.38 | × 1.005 | 14.4519 |
| Practice expense | 10.14 | × 0.988 | 10.0183 |
| Malpractice | 3.05 | × 0.899 | 2.7420 |
| Total RVUs | 27.2122 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Delaware$908.91
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 14.38 | 1.005 |
| Practice expense | 10.14 | 0.988 |
| Malpractice | 3.05 | 0.899 |
(14.38 × 1.005 + 10.14 × 0.988 + 3.05 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $908.91
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
20150 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $908.91 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $908.91 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $908.91 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $908.91 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $983.88 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $983.88 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $983.88 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $983.88 | RVU25A |
20150 billing questions
How is bar excision different from epiphysiodesis?
Bar excision removes an existing bridge that is restricting growth. Epiphysiodesis intentionally arrests growth to manage growth or limb-length problems.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
Document the affected bone and physis, the bar and resulting growth disturbance, and the operative steps used to excise it.
Does the code have a postoperative global period?
Yes. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, which includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How is bilateral surgery 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?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeons are paid only with supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?
Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and other procedures at 50%.
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.
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3704112,CO,01,COLORADO,1.012,1.064,0.781
3813102,CT,00,CONNECTICUT,1.020,1.077,1.210
3912202,DC,01,DC + MD/VA SUBURBS,1.054,1.178,1.113
4012102,DE,01,DELAWARE,1.005,0.988,0.899
4109102,FL,03,FORT LAUDERDALE,1.000,1.013,1.808
4209102,FL,04,MIAMI,1.000,1.041,2.529
4309102,FL,99,REST OF FLORIDA,1.000,0.956,1.503