No office rate
Choose 60605 when excision of the carotid body lesion includes removal of the carotid artery; 60600 describes lesion removal with the artery preserved.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
60600 in Delaware
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1206.70
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.
Endocrine surgery
About 60600: Carotid body lesion excision
Surgical removal of a carotid body lesion while preserving the carotid artery, typically for a paraganglioma at the carotid bifurcation.
The carotid body sits at the division of the common carotid artery. This operation removes a lesion arising there, commonly a carotid body paraganglioma, through careful dissection around the carotid vessels. Vascular surgeons and head and neck surgeons typically perform it in an operating room. The defining feature for this code is removal of the lesion without excising the carotid artery.
Report 60600 when the operative record supports lesion excision with the carotid artery preserved; use 60605 when the artery is excised. Documentation should identify the carotid body lesion and describe the extent of dissection and whether artery removal occurred. This major surgery includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 60600
- 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 adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- 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 RVU24.46 · 67%
- Practice expense (office) RVU6.59 · 18%
- Malpractice RVU5.60 · 15%
195
Medicare services in 2024 · #4344 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.
60600 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Delaware, from the same CMS release.
60699
No office rateUnlisted px endocrine system
Use 60600 for the described carotid body lesion operation. Consider the unlisted code only when the actual procedure is not represented by a specific listed code.
The same code, a different location
How does Delaware compare?
60600 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 · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1115.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1102.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1190.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1187.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1172.37
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1173.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1172.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1172.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1172.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1172.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1172.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1253.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1216.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1172.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1172.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1232.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1202.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1197.68
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1206.13
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1290.81
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1284.45
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1324.51
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1298.51
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1181.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1201.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1196.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1212.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1172.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1244.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1172.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1172.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1207.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1296.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1378.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1308.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1267.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1236.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1175.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1092.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1107.96
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1396.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1310.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1380.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1111.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1110.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1183.81
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1236.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1190.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1279.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1210.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1297.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1219.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1135.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1153.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1344.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1229.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1098.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1206.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1213.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1188.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1144.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1223.77
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1141.87
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1113.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1090.85
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1209.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1323.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1295.22
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1243.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1193.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1478.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1321.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1399.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1157.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1206.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1158.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1213.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1167.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1283.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1195.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1223.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1226.73
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1179.36
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1099.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1117.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1217.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1191.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1187.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1204.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1204.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1196.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1299.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1194.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1191.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1165.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1223.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1129.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1201.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1280.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1085.46
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1275.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 60600
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1175.51
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
60600 · 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 60600 in Delaware. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1327.37
$1206.70 × 110% = $1327.37
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 60600 in Delaware.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,723
- Code
- 60600
- Physician work
- 24.46
- Practice expense
- 6.59
- Malpractice
- 5.60
GPCI2026.csv
40
- Locality
- Delaware
- Physician work
- 1.005
- Practice expense
- 0.988
- Malpractice
- 0.899
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 24.46 | × 1.005 | 24.5823 |
| Practice expense | 6.59 | × 0.988 | 6.5109 |
| Malpractice | 5.60 | × 0.899 | 5.0344 |
| Total RVUs | 36.1276 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Delaware$1206.70
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 24.46 | 1.005 |
| Practice expense | 6.59 | 0.988 |
| Malpractice | 5.6 | 0.899 |
(24.46 × 1.005 + 6.59 × 0.988 + 5.6 × 0.899) × $33.4009 = $1206.70
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
60600 · 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.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1206.70 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1206.70 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1206.70 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1206.70 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1300.66 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1300.66 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1300.66 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1300.66 | RVU25A |
60600 billing questions
How do I distinguish 60600 from 60605?
Use 60600 when the carotid body lesion is removed without excising the carotid artery. When the operation includes excision of the artery, the related code is 60605.
Can modifier 50 be reported for bilateral work?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction are paid at 50%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. 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.
6,72060522,,Removal of thymus gland,A,,22.89,10.38,NA,10.38,,5.66,38.93,38.93,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,72160540,,Explore adrenal gland,A,,17.57,8.72,NA,8.72,,3.98,30.27,30.27,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,72260545,,Explore adrenal gland,A,,20.41,9.87,NA,9.87,,4.88,35.16,35.16,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,72360600,,Remove carotid body lesion,A,,24.46,6.59,NA,6.59,,5.60,36.65,36.65,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,72460605,,Remove carotid body lesion,A,,31.16,5.78,NA,5.78,,7.97,44.91,44.91,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,72560650,,Laparoscopy adrenalectomy,A,,20.21,8.24,NA,8.24,,4.60,33.05,33.05,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,72660659,,Unlisted laps px endoc sys,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,YYY,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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