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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

10061 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$228.82

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$177.57

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.

Minor surgery

About 10061: Complex or multiple skin abscess drainage

Report this service for drainage of a complex skin abscess or multiple abscesses when the work exceeds a simple, single-site drainage.

This service covers incision and drainage of a skin or subcutaneous abscess when the case involves multiple abscesses or greater procedural complexity than a straightforward single abscess. The clinician opens the collection and evacuates its contents; complex cases may require additional exploration or disruption of loculations. Dermatologists, primary care clinicians, surgeons, and emergency physicians commonly perform the procedure in an office, emergency department, or facility setting.

Choose this code based on the number of abscesses and the documented work, rather than simply the body site. The note should identify the sites treated, the number of collections, and the steps supporting complexity. Medicare includes related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period. When multiple 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. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 10061

Global period
Minor procedure with a 10-day global period: related postoperative visits for 10 days 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
Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU2.39 · 36%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.87 · 59%
  • Malpractice RVU0.33 · 5%

90K

Medicare services in 2024 · #592 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.

10061 compared with similar codes

Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.

10060

Abscess drainage

Simple, single abscess

$135.39

10060 describes a simple, single abscess drainage. Select 10061 for multiple abscesses or greater procedural complexity documented in the operative note.

10081

Pilonidal drainage

Complicated incision and drainage

$401.26

10081 is specific to complex drainage of a pilonidal cyst. Use 10061 for qualifying complex or multiple abscesses outside that site-specific service.

10030

Fluid drainage

Image-guided, soft tissue

$666.97

10030 is for image-guided percutaneous catheter drainage of a soft-tissue collection. This code describes incision and drainage of a complex or multiple abscess presentation.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 10061 is $229.73—$0.91 higher than the $228.82 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

10061 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $228.82

  2. Bakersfield

    $229.73

    $0.91 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $228.76

    $0.06 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $228.76

    $0.06 lower than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $228.76

    $0.06 lower than El Centro

  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $243.34

    $14.52 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $228.76

    $0.06 lower than El Centro

Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 10061 ranges from $196.54 in Arkansas to $280.91 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

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 · 10061

    Office

    $228.76

    Facility

    $177.51

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 10061

    Office

    $228.76

    Facility

    $177.51

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 10061

    Office

    $260.82

    Facility

    $199.19

    $32.00 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 10061

    Office

    $241.72

    Facility

    $186.45

    $12.90 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 10061

    Office

    $228.76

    Facility

    $177.51

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 10061

    Office

    $228.76

    Facility

    $177.51

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 10061

    Office

    $232.34

    Facility

    $181.09

    $3.52 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 10061

    Office

    $238.94

    Facility

    $184.56

    $10.12 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 10061

    Office

    $238.02

    Facility

    $183.83

    $9.20 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 10061

    Office

    $242.79

    Facility

    $186.87

    $13.97 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 10061

    Office

    $274.73

    Facility

    $208.80

    $45.91 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 10061

    Office

    $274.35

    Facility

    $208.42

    $45.53 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 10061

    Office

    $280.91

    Facility

    $213.48

    $52.09 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 10061

    Office

    $279.38

    Facility

    $211.95

    $50.56 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 10061

    Office

    $234.32

    Facility

    $181.06

    $5.50 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 10061

    Office

    $244.47

    Facility

    $187.65

    $15.65 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 10061

    Office

    $238.69

    Facility

    $184.17

    $9.87 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 10061

    Office

    $246.86

    Facility

    $189.44

    $18.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 10061

    Office

    $228.76

    Facility

    $177.51

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 10061

    Office

    $260.28

    Facility

    $198.65

    $31.46 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 10061

    Office

    $228.76

    Facility

    $177.51

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 10061

    Office

    $228.76

    Facility

    $177.51

    $0.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 10061

    Office

    $248.68

    Facility

    $193.59

    $19.86 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 10061

    Office

    $242.26

    Facility

    $193.59

    $13.44 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 10061

    Office

    $235.59

    Facility

    $188.60

    $6.77 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 10061

    Office

    $252.62

    Facility

    $198.28

    $23.80 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 10061

    Office

    $263.48

    Facility

    $213.68

    $34.66 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 10061

    Office

    $199.17

    Facility

    $158.25

    $29.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 10061

    Office

    $196.54

    Facility

    $156.37

    $32.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 10061

    Office

    $214.52

    Facility

    $169.21

    $14.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 10061

    Office

    $226.93

    Facility

    $177.17

    $1.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 10061

    Office

    $233.98

    Facility

    $183.61

    $5.16 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 10061

    Office

    $217.85

    Facility

    $171.65

    $10.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 10061

    Office

    $230.70

    Facility

    $183.33

    $1.88 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 10061

    Office

    $219.97

    Facility

    $175.26

    $8.85 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 10061

    Office

    $224.64

    Facility

    $177.13

    $4.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 10061

    Office

    $208.27

    Facility

    $166.56

    $20.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 10061

    Office

    $233.18

    Facility

    $180.01

    $4.36 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 10061

    Office

    $202.48

    Facility

    $159.69

    $26.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 10061

    Office

    $203.96

    Facility

    $160.94

    $24.86 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 10061

    Office

    $220.95

    Facility

    $177.93

    $7.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 10061

    Office

    $215.07

    Facility

    $172.38

    $13.75 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 10061

    Office

    $232.67

    Facility

    $184.65

    $3.85 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 10061

    Office

    $205.01

    Facility

    $161.66

    $23.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 10061

    Office

    $202.24

    Facility

    $159.96

    $26.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 10061

    Office

    $204.83

    Facility

    $163.26

    $23.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 10061

    Office

    $213.98

    Facility

    $169.98

    $14.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 10061

    Office

    $204.78

    Facility

    $163.40

    $24.04 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 10061

    Office

    $247.25

    Facility

    $191.42

    $18.43 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 10061

    Office

    $226.00

    Facility

    $176.76

    $2.82 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 10061

    Office

    $233.44

    Facility

    $183.26

    $4.62 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 10061

    Office

    $221.56

    Facility

    $174.24

    $7.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 10061

    Office

    $205.60

    Facility

    $162.58

    $23.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 10061

    Office

    $214.88

    Facility

    $168.54

    $13.94 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 10061

    Office

    $223.15

    Facility

    $178.02

    $5.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 10061

    Office

    $210.29

    Facility

    $167.60

    $18.53 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 10061

    Office

    $216.10

    Facility

    $167.98

    $12.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 10061

    Office

    $211.97

    Facility

    $168.06

    $16.85 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 10061

    Office

    $213.93

    Facility

    $169.41

    $14.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 10061

    Office

    $201.99

    Facility

    $161.68

    $26.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 10061

    Office

    $199.27

    Facility

    $159.01

    $29.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 10061

    Office

    $220.09

    Facility

    $173.33

    $8.73 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 10061

    Office

    $207.47

    Facility

    $163.84

    $21.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 10061

    Office

    $213.56

    Facility

    $166.80

    $15.26 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 10061

    Office

    $203.30

    Facility

    $160.14

    $25.52 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 10061

    Office

    $224.03

    Facility

    $175.36

    $4.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 10061

    Office

    $246.57

    Facility

    $192.33

    $17.75 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 10061

    Office

    $236.27

    Facility

    $185.20

    $7.45 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 10061

    Office

    $211.60

    Facility

    $168.72

    $17.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 10061

    Office

    $218.40

    Facility

    $171.59

    $10.42 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 10061

    Office

    $259.10

    Facility

    $203.50

    $30.28 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 10061

    Office

    $238.30

    Facility

    $187.10

    $9.48 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 10061

    Office

    $253.62

    Facility

    $198.35

    $24.80 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 10061

    Office

    $210.38

    Facility

    $165.95

    $18.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 10061

    Office

    $208.95

    Facility

    $166.26

    $19.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 10061

    Office

    $203.82

    Facility

    $162.07

    $25.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 10061

    Office

    $232.92

    Facility

    $180.96

    $4.10 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 10061

    Office

    $216.32

    Facility

    $169.75

    $12.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 10061

    Office

    $228.98

    Facility

    $180.30

    $0.16 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 10061

    Office

    $208.91

    Facility

    $165.98

    $19.91 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 10061

    Office

    $221.37

    Facility

    $174.09

    $7.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 10061

    Office

    $224.70

    Facility

    $176.40

    $4.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 10061

    Office

    $208.63

    Facility

    $165.43

    $20.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 10061

    Office

    $212.79

    Facility

    $166.03

    $16.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 10061

    Office

    $203.25

    Facility

    $160.74

    $25.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 10061

    Office

    $226.51

    Facility

    $177.04

    $2.31 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 10061

    Office

    $207.70

    Facility

    $165.14

    $21.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 10061

    Office

    $217.16

    Facility

    $170.82

    $11.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 10061

    Office

    $218.75

    Facility

    $172.17

    $10.07 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 10061

    Office

    $217.60

    Facility

    $171.49

    $11.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 10061

    Office

    $217.95

    Facility

    $171.52

    $10.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 10061

    Office

    $223.99

    Facility

    $177.56

    $4.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 10061

    Office

    $212.45

    Facility

    $168.07

    $16.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 10061

    Office

    $211.23

    Facility

    $167.28

    $17.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 10061

    Office

    $214.67

    Facility

    $168.71

    $14.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 10061

    Office

    $221.37

    Facility

    $174.09

    $7.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 10061

    Office

    $213.37

    Facility

    $167.08

    $15.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 10061

    Office

    $225.37

    Facility

    $176.13

    $3.45 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 10061

    Office

    $251.43

    Facility

    $194.05

    $22.61 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 10061

    Office

    $207.06

    Facility

    $162.26

    $21.76 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 10061

    Office

    $207.93

    Facility

    $167.29

    $20.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 10061

    Office

    $217.25

    Facility

    $170.48

    $11.57 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

10061 · 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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$196.54

$263.48

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$263.481
AL$199.171
AR$196.541
AZ$214.521
CA$228.76–$280.9129
CO$226.931
CT$233.981
DC$248.681
DE$217.851
FL$219.97–$242.263
GA$208.27–$224.642
GU$233.181
HI$233.181
IA$202.481
ID$203.961
IL$215.07–$235.594
IN$205.011
KS$202.241
KY$204.831
LA$204.78–$213.982
MA$226.00–$247.252
MD$221.56–$248.683
ME$205.60–$214.882
MI$210.29–$223.152
MN$216.101
MO$201.99–$213.933
MS$199.271
MT$220.091
NC$207.471
ND$213.561
NE$203.301
NH$224.031
NJ$236.27–$246.572
NM$211.601
NV$218.401
NY$210.38–$259.105
OH$208.951
OK$203.821
OR$216.32–$232.922
PA$208.91–$228.982
PR$221.371
RI$224.701
SC$208.631
SD$212.791
TN$203.251
TX$207.70–$226.518
UT$211.231
VA$214.67–$248.682
VI$221.371
VT$213.371
WA$225.37–$251.432
WI$207.061
WV$207.931
WY$217.251

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Where does this rate apply?

El Centro is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 18 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 10061 in El Centro, the physician’s office rate is $228.82 and the facility-setting rate is $177.57: a difference of $51.25.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 10061 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$251.70

$228.82 × 110% = $251.70

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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 10061 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,088

Code
10061
Physician work
2.39
Practice expense
3.87
Malpractice
0.33

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 10061 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.39× 1.0172.4306
Practice expense3.87× 1.0964.2415
Malpractice0.33× 0.5410.1785
Total RVUs6.8507
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$228.82

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.391.017
Practice expense3.871.096
Malpractice0.330.541

(2.39 × 1.017 + 3.87 × 1.096 + 0.33 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $228.82

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.391.017
Practice expense2.471.096
Malpractice0.330.541

(2.39 × 1.017 + 2.47 × 1.096 + 0.33 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $177.57

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

10061 · Office / nonfacility

$228.82

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $12.47 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $216.35 to $228.82 (5.8%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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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

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $216.35changed to$228.82

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.45 changed to 2.39
    • Practice expense RVU 3.69 changed to 3.87
    • Malpractice RVU 0.30 changed to 0.33
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.570 changed to 0.541

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $216.35

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$228.82$177.57RVU26D
2026-07-01$228.82$177.57RVU26C
2026-04-01$228.82$177.57RVU26B
2026-01-01$228.82$177.57RVU26A
2025-10-01$216.35$185.24RVU25D
2025-07-01$216.35$185.24RVU25C
2025-04-01$216.35$185.24RVU25B
2025-01-01$216.35$185.24RVU25A

10061 billing questions

How is this distinguished from 10060?

Use 10060 for drainage of a simple, single abscess. Use 10061 when multiple abscesses are treated or the documented procedure is more complex.

What documentation supports the complex level?

Record each site treated, the number of abscesses, and the procedural steps that made the drainage more involved than a simple, single abscess.

Should modifier 50 be reported for abscesses on both sides?

No. The CMS facts specify that bilateral adjustment does not apply and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this service.

Are related wound checks separately payable during the global period?

Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure.

What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to 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.

RVUs for 10061PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,088 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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