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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

10120 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$166.69

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$106.28

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Minor surgery

About 10120: Simple subcutaneous foreign body removal

Report 10120 when a clinician makes a straightforward incision to remove a retained foreign object from subcutaneous tissue, such as a splinter.

Code 10120 describes a straightforward incision and extraction of a retained object in the tissue just beneath the skin, such as a splinter that cannot be removed from the surface. Physicians and other qualified practitioners commonly perform the procedure in an office or outpatient setting, after locating the object and preparing the site. The code is for subcutaneous tissue; a foreign body in a deeper structure or a more complex removal may call for another code.

Select 10120 when the documented service supports a simple extraction, rather than the more complicated service represented by 10121. The record should identify the object and site, show its subcutaneous location, and describe the incision and removal. CMS assigns a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 10120

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 RVU1.19 · 25%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.38 · 72%
  • Malpractice RVU0.14 · 3%

34.8K

Medicare services in 2024 · #921 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.

10120 compared with similar codes

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

10121

Foreign body removal

Complicated subcutaneous

$287.56

Both codes address subcutaneous foreign-body removal; 10120 is for a straightforward extraction, while 10121 represents a complicated removal.

20520

Foreign body removal

Muscle or tendon, simple

$241.97

Use 20520 when the foreign body is in muscle or a tendon sheath, rather than in subcutaneous tissue.

28190

Foot foreign body removal

Subcutaneous foreign body

$253.41

Use 28190 for subcutaneous foreign-body removal in the foot; 10120 is the general code for a simple subcutaneous extraction.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 10120 is $167.08—$0.39 higher than the $166.69 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

10120 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $166.69

  2. Bakersfield

    $167.08

    $0.39 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $166.66

    $0.03 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $166.66

    $0.03 lower than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $166.66

    $0.03 lower than El Centro

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

    $178.04

    $11.35 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $166.66

    $0.03 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, 10120 ranges from $139.13 in Arkansas to $209.42 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 · 10120

    Office

    $166.66

    Facility

    $106.26

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 10120

    Office

    $166.66

    Facility

    $106.26

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 10120

    Office

    $193.42

    Facility

    $120.79

    $26.73 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 10120

    Office

    $177.22

    Facility

    $112.07

    $10.53 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 10120

    Office

    $166.66

    Facility

    $106.26

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 10120

    Office

    $166.66

    Facility

    $106.26

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 10120

    Office

    $168.18

    Facility

    $107.78

    $1.49 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 10120

    Office

    $174.98

    Facility

    $110.89

    $8.29 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 10120

    Office

    $174.33

    Facility

    $110.46

    $7.64 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 10120

    Office

    $178.50

    Facility

    $112.58

    $11.81 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 10120

    Office

    $204.85

    Facility

    $127.14

    $38.16 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 10120

    Office

    $204.69

    Facility

    $126.99

    $38.00 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 10120

    Office

    $209.42

    Facility

    $129.95

    $42.73 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

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

    California · 10120

    Office

    $208.77

    Facility

    $129.30

    $42.08 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 10120

    Office

    $171.52

    Facility

    $108.74

    $4.83 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 10120

    Office

    $180.26

    Facility

    $113.30

    $13.57 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 10120

    Office

    $175.00

    Facility

    $110.74

    $8.31 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 10120

    Office

    $182.08

    Facility

    $114.40

    $15.39 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 10120

    Office

    $166.66

    Facility

    $106.26

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 10120

    Office

    $193.19

    Facility

    $120.56

    $26.50 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 10120

    Office

    $166.66

    Facility

    $106.26

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 10120

    Office

    $166.66

    Facility

    $106.26

    $0.03 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 10120

    Office

    $180.09

    Facility

    $115.17

    $13.40 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 10120

    Office

    $169.10

    Facility

    $111.73

    $2.41 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 10120

    Office

    $164.22

    Facility

    $108.83

    $2.47 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 10120

    Office

    $180.89

    Facility

    $116.85

    $14.20 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 10120

    Office

    $182.43

    Facility

    $123.74

    $15.74 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 10120

    Office

    $141.18

    Facility

    $92.95

    $25.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 10120

    Office

    $139.13

    Facility

    $91.79

    $27.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 10120

    Office

    $153.15

    Facility

    $99.74

    $13.54 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 10120

    Office

    $164.00

    Facility

    $105.36

    $2.69 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 10120

    Office

    $167.79

    Facility

    $108.43

    $1.10 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 10120

    Office

    $155.69

    Facility

    $101.24

    $11.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 10120

    Office

    $162.56

    Facility

    $106.74

    $4.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 10120

    Office

    $154.70

    Facility

    $102.02

    $11.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 10120

    Office

    $160.18

    Facility

    $104.19

    $6.51 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 10120

    Office

    $146.02

    Facility

    $96.86

    $20.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 10120

    Office

    $170.82

    Facility

    $108.15

    $4.13 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 10120

    Office

    $144.90

    Facility

    $94.48

    $21.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 10120

    Office

    $145.82

    Facility

    $95.12

    $20.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 10120

    Office

    $153.03

    Facility

    $102.33

    $13.66 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 10120

    Office

    $150.13

    Facility

    $99.81

    $16.56 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 10120

    Office

    $164.25

    Facility

    $107.66

    $2.44 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 10120

    Office

    $146.67

    Facility

    $95.59

    $20.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 10120

    Office

    $144.16

    Facility

    $94.34

    $22.53 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 10120

    Office

    $144.39

    Facility

    $95.40

    $22.30 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 10120

    Office

    $151.29

    Facility

    $99.43

    $15.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 10120

    Office

    $144.14

    Facility

    $95.37

    $22.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 10120

    Office

    $180.34

    Facility

    $114.53

    $13.65 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 10120

    Office

    $162.99

    Facility

    $104.96

    $3.70 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 10120

    Office

    $167.30

    Facility

    $108.17

    $0.61 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 10120

    Office

    $158.69

    Facility

    $102.91

    $8.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 10120

    Office

    $146.52

    Facility

    $95.82

    $20.17 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 10120

    Office

    $154.58

    Facility

    $99.96

    $12.11 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 10120

    Office

    $156.57

    Facility

    $103.39

    $10.12 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 10120

    Office

    $148.10

    Facility

    $97.78

    $18.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 10120

    Office

    $157.30

    Facility

    $100.59

    $9.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 10120

    Office

    $150.32

    Facility

    $98.57

    $16.37 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 10120

    Office

    $151.91

    Facility

    $99.44

    $14.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 10120

    Office

    $141.62

    Facility

    $94.11

    $25.07 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 10120

    Office

    $140.41

    Facility

    $92.95

    $26.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 10120

    Office

    $157.31

    Facility

    $102.20

    $9.38 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 10120

    Office

    $148.07

    Facility

    $96.65

    $18.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 10120

    Office

    $154.54

    Facility

    $99.43

    $12.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 10120

    Office

    $145.72

    Facility

    $94.85

    $20.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 10120

    Office

    $161.36

    Facility

    $103.99

    $5.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 10120

    Office

    $178.20

    Facility

    $114.27

    $11.51 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 10120

    Office

    $169.75

    Facility

    $109.57

    $3.06 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 10120

    Office

    $148.89

    Facility

    $98.35

    $17.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 10120

    Office

    $156.65

    Facility

    $101.48

    $10.04 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 10120

    Office

    $185.21

    Facility

    $119.68

    $18.52 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 10120

    Office

    $170.81

    Facility

    $110.47

    $4.12 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 10120

    Office

    $182.48

    Facility

    $117.33

    $15.79 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 10120

    Office

    $150.28

    Facility

    $97.93

    $16.41 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 10120

    Office

    $147.53

    Facility

    $97.22

    $19.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 10120

    Office

    $144.20

    Facility

    $94.98

    $22.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 10120

    Office

    $169.29

    Facility

    $108.06

    $2.60 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 10120

    Office

    $155.48

    Facility

    $100.59

    $11.21 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 10120

    Office

    $163.56

    Facility

    $106.19

    $3.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 10120

    Office

    $147.80

    Facility

    $97.21

    $18.89 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 10120

    Office

    $158.49

    Facility

    $102.77

    $8.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 10120

    Office

    $161.29

    Facility

    $104.36

    $5.40 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 10120

    Office

    $148.04

    Facility

    $97.11

    $18.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 10120

    Office

    $154.21

    Facility

    $99.10

    $12.48 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 10120

    Office

    $144.88

    Facility

    $94.78

    $21.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 10120

    Office

    $163.41

    Facility

    $105.10

    $3.28 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 10120

    Office

    $146.83

    Facility

    $96.67

    $19.86 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 10120

    Office

    $155.59

    Facility

    $100.98

    $11.10 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 10120

    Office

    $156.56

    Facility

    $101.67

    $10.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 10120

    Office

    $155.49

    Facility

    $101.15

    $11.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 10120

    Office

    $156.04

    Facility

    $101.32

    $10.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 10120

    Office

    $158.60

    Facility

    $103.88

    $8.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 10120

    Office

    $151.11

    Facility

    $98.81

    $15.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 10120

    Office

    $150.07

    Facility

    $98.26

    $16.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 10120

    Office

    $154.02

    Facility

    $99.85

    $12.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 10120

    Office

    $158.49

    Facility

    $102.77

    $8.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 10120

    Office

    $153.88

    Facility

    $99.32

    $12.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 10120

    Office

    $162.70

    Facility

    $104.67

    $3.99 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 10120

    Office

    $184.08

    Facility

    $116.46

    $17.39 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 10120

    Office

    $149.34

    Facility

    $96.54

    $17.35 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 10120

    Office

    $144.54

    Facility

    $96.65

    $22.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 10120

    Office

    $156.10

    Facility

    $100.99

    $10.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

10120 · 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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$139.13

$188.04

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$182.431
AL$141.181
AR$139.131
AZ$153.151
CA$166.66–$209.4229
CO$164.001
CT$167.791
DC$180.091
DE$155.691
FL$154.70–$169.103
GA$146.02–$160.182
GU$170.821
HI$170.821
IA$144.901
ID$145.821
IL$150.13–$164.254
IN$146.671
KS$144.161
KY$144.391
LA$144.14–$151.292
MA$162.99–$180.342
MD$158.69–$180.093
ME$146.52–$154.582
MI$148.10–$156.572
MN$157.301
MO$141.62–$151.913
MS$140.411
MT$157.311
NC$148.071
ND$154.541
NE$145.721
NH$161.361
NJ$169.75–$178.202
NM$148.891
NV$156.651
NY$150.28–$185.215
OH$147.531
OK$144.201
OR$155.48–$169.292
PA$147.80–$163.562
PR$158.491
RI$161.291
SC$148.041
SD$154.211
TN$144.881
TX$146.83–$163.418
UT$150.071
VA$154.02–$180.092
VI$158.491
VT$153.881
WA$162.70–$184.082
WI$149.341
WV$144.541
WY$156.101

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 10120 in El Centro, the physician’s office rate is $166.69 and the facility-setting rate is $106.28: a difference of $60.41.

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 10120 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$183.36

$166.69 × 110% = $183.36

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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 10120 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,104

Code
10120
Physician work
1.19
Practice expense
3.38
Malpractice
0.14

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 10120 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.19× 1.0171.2102
Practice expense3.38× 1.0963.7045
Malpractice0.14× 0.5410.0757
Total RVUs4.9905
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$166.69

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.191.017
Practice expense3.381.096
Malpractice0.140.541

(1.19 × 1.017 + 3.38 × 1.096 + 0.14 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $166.69

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.191.017
Practice expense1.731.096
Malpractice0.140.541

(1.19 × 1.017 + 1.73 × 1.096 + 0.14 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $106.28

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

10120 · Office / nonfacility

$166.69

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $11.48 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $155.21 to $166.69 (7.4%).

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

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

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

    $155.21changed to$166.69

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.22 changed to 1.19
    • Practice expense RVU 3.18 changed to 3.38
    • Malpractice RVU 0.15 changed to 0.14
    • 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: $155.21

    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.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$166.69$106.28RVU26D
2026-07-01$166.69$106.28RVU26C
2026-04-01$166.69$106.28RVU26B
2026-01-01$166.69$106.28RVU26A
2025-10-01$155.21$107.48RVU25D
2025-07-01$155.21$107.48RVU25C
2025-04-01$155.21$107.48RVU25B
2025-01-01$155.21$107.48RVU25A

10120 billing questions

How do I choose between 10120 and 10121?

Use 10120 for a straightforward subcutaneous extraction. Use 10121 when the documented removal is complicated.

Does 10120 include related follow-up visits?

Yes. CMS assigns a 10-day global period that includes related postoperative visits during those 10 days.

Can I report modifier 50 for foreign bodies on both sides?

No. The descriptor and anatomy make a bilateral adjustment with modifier 50 inappropriate.

How does CMS reduce payment when other procedures are performed in the same session?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and the other procedures are paid at 50%.

Can an assistant, co-surgeon, or surgical team be reported for 10120?

Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

What documentation supports reporting 10120?

Document the foreign body's site and subcutaneous location, along with the incision and straightforward extraction performed.

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 10120PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,104 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
Open CMS sourceHow this rate is calculatedBuild a fee sheet