No office rate
This code is specific to removing a sequestrum from the olecranon process. Code 24147 describes partial excision of olecranon bone more broadly.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
24138 in El Centro
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$669.96
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 24138: Olecranon process sequestrectomy
Removal of a sequestrum from the olecranon process, typically during surgery for devitalized bone associated with osteomyelitis or another bone infection.
An orthopedic surgeon removes a separated piece of devitalized bone, or sequestrum, from the olecranon process at the tip of the ulna. This operation is typically performed in a facility for a patient with localized bone infection, such as osteomyelitis, when the affected bone requires surgical removal. The target is bone, not the olecranon bursa.
Report the code when the operative work is specifically removal of a sequestrum from the olecranon process. The operative note should identify the site and describe the sequestrum and its removal; a broader partial bone excision may call for a different code. This major surgery has a 90-day global period that includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 24138
- 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 not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU8.29 · 42%
- Practice expense (office) RVU9.74 · 49%
- Malpractice RVU1.76 · 9%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #5185 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.
24138 compared with similar codes
Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Code 24105 is for excision of the olecranon bursa, a soft-tissue structure. This code is for removal of devitalized olecranon bone.
No office rate
Both codes describe sequestrectomy, but 24136 is for the radial head or neck; this code is for the olecranon process.
The same code, a different location
How does El Centro compare?
24138 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
El Centro · This locality
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Merced
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$669.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$669.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$752.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$705.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$669.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$669.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$688.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$696.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$694.04
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$706.15
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$788.89
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$786.89
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$807.98
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$799.81
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$683.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$709.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$695.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$716.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$669.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$750.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$669.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$669.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$740.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$764.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$740.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$794.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$594.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$586.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$642.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$672.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$703.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$712.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$676.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$678.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$637.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$680.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$604.00
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$694.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$665.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$717.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$607.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$600.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$619.90
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$649.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$621.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$729.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$670.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$703.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$662.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$612.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$636.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$689.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$640.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$629.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$645.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$600.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$660.89
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$617.99
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$626.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$599.39
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$666.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$734.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$707.71
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$645.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$651.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$790.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$716.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$763.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$633.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$613.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$686.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$642.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$690.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$631.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$663.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$670.65
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.46
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$621.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$604.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$673.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$627.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$647.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$653.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$651.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$683.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$638.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$635.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$638.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$663.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$628.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$667.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$737.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.66
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$643.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 24138
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$645.72
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
24138 · 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 |
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| 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 |
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| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
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| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
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| 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 |
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| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
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| 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?
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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 24138 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$736.96
$669.96 × 110% = $736.96
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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 24138 in El Centro.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,279
- Code
- 24138
- Physician work
- 8.29
- Practice expense
- 9.74
- Malpractice
- 1.76
GPCI2026.csv
10
- Locality
- El Centro
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.541
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 8.29 | × 1.017 | 8.4309 |
| Practice expense | 9.74 | × 1.096 | 10.6750 |
| Malpractice | 1.76 | × 0.541 | 0.9522 |
| Total RVUs | 20.0581 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, El Centro$669.96
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 8.29 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 9.74 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.76 | 0.541 |
(8.29 × 1.017 + 9.74 × 1.096 + 1.76 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $669.96
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
24138 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $669.96 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $669.96 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $669.96 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $669.96 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $699.42 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $699.42 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $699.42 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $699.42 | RVU25A |
24138 billing questions
How is this code different from partial excision of the olecranon?
This code is for removal of a sequestrum from the olecranon process. Use the partial-excision code when the operation is a broader partial removal of olecranon bone rather than sequestrectomy.
Does this code describe removal of the olecranon bursa?
No. It describes removal of devitalized bone from the olecranon process. Excision of the olecranon bursa is a different operation.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
The operative report should identify the olecranon process as the site and describe the sequestrum and its surgical removal. Documentation of the clinical context, such as osteomyelitis, can support why the bone was removed.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How does Medicare handle another procedure performed in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures in the same session are paid at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
May an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
2,27624130,,Excision radial head,A,,6.26,7.04,NA,7.04,,1.23,14.53,14.53,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,27724134,,Sequestrectomy shft/dstl hum,A,,9.96,8.97,NA,8.97,,2.12,21.05,21.05,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,27824136,,Sequestrectomy radial h/n,A,,8.19,8.05,NA,8.05,,1.74,17.98,17.98,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,27924138,,Sequestrectomy olecrn proces,A,,8.29,9.74,NA,9.74,,1.76,19.79,19.79,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,28024140,,Partial exc bone humerus,A,,9.31,8.42,NA,8.42,,1.91,19.64,19.64,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,28124145,,Prtl exc bone radial h/n,A,,7.61,7.71,NA,7.71,,1.63,16.95,16.95,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,28224147,,Prtl exc bone olecrn process,A,,7.64,8.69,NA,8.69,,1.53,17.86,17.86,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515
801112,CA,54,BAKERSFIELD,1.019,1.096,0.609
901112,CA,55,CHICO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1001182,CA,71,EL CENTRO,1.017,1.096,0.541
1101112,CA,56,FRESNO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536
1301182,CA,18,LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM (LOS ANGELES/ORANGE CNTY),1.041,1.183,0.664