No office rate
Choose 24342 when the operative work is reinsertion of a ruptured distal biceps or triceps tendon. Code 24341 covers repair of an injured upper arm or elbow tendon or muscle.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
24341 in El Centro
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$717.75
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 24341: Upper arm or elbow tendon or muscle repair
Report this code for operative repair of each injured tendon or muscle in the upper arm or elbow, rather than tendon transfer or lengthening.
This service repairs an injured tendon or muscle in the upper arm or elbow. An orthopedic surgeon typically identifies the damaged structure, brings the injured tissue together, and secures the repair in an operating room. The operative note should identify the tendon or muscle repaired and the work performed, especially when more than one structure is involved.
Report the code for each distinct tendon or muscle repaired, based on the documented anatomy rather than the number of tears or sutures. A ruptured distal biceps or triceps tendon that is reinserted is distinguished from this repair and reported with 24342. CMS assigns this operation a 90-day global period that includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. In a same-session multiple-procedure case, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and other procedures at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 24341
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU9.25 · 44%
- Practice expense (office) RVU10.12 · 48%
- Malpractice RVU1.83 · 9%
1.2K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2823 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.
24341 compared with similar codes
Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Code 24340 describes biceps tendon tenodesis at the elbow. Code 24341 describes repair of an injured tendon or muscle in the upper arm or elbow.
No office rate
Code 24320 is for tenoplasty involving an elbow-to-shoulder tendon. Code 24341 is selected when the documented operation repairs an injured tendon or muscle.
The same code, a different location
How does El Centro compare?
24341 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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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 · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$717.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$717.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$804.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$755.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$717.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$717.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$737.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$745.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$743.06
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$755.62
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$842.97
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$840.89
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$863.13
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$854.63
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$731.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$758.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$744.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$766.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$717.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$801.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$717.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$717.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$791.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$815.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$791.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$818.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$639.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$630.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$688.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$720.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$753.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$699.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$761.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$723.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$726.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$683.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$728.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$642.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$648.85
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$743.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$713.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$766.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$645.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$665.38
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$696.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$666.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$779.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$718.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$752.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$710.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$657.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$682.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$738.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$686.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$674.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$686.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$692.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$659.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$645.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$707.98
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$663.39
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$671.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$644.05
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$714.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$785.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$757.48
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$692.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$698.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$844.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$766.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$816.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$673.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$679.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$658.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$734.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$688.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$739.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$677.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$710.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$718.52
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$673.24
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$667.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$649.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$721.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$673.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$694.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$700.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$698.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$697.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$731.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$684.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$681.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$684.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$710.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$674.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$715.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$789.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$651.60
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$690.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 24341
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$692.21
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
24341 · 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?
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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Reference amount per service
$789.53
$717.75 × 110% = $789.53
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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 24341 in El Centro.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,301
- Code
- 24341
- Physician work
- 9.25
- Practice expense
- 10.12
- Malpractice
- 1.83
GPCI2026.csv
10
- Locality
- El Centro
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.541
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 9.25 | × 1.017 | 9.4072 |
| Practice expense | 10.12 | × 1.096 | 11.0915 |
| Malpractice | 1.83 | × 0.541 | 0.9900 |
| Total RVUs | 21.4888 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, El Centro$717.75
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 9.25 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 10.12 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.83 | 0.541 |
(9.25 × 1.017 + 10.12 × 1.096 + 1.83 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $717.75
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
24341 · 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 | $717.75 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $717.75 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $717.75 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $717.75 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $759.39 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $759.39 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $759.39 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $759.39 | RVU25A |
24341 billing questions
When is 24341 reported instead of 24342?
Use 24341 for repair of an upper arm or elbow tendon or muscle. Code 24342 describes reinsertion of a ruptured distal biceps or triceps tendon; the operative note should show whether the tendon was reinserted.
Does each tear or suture count as another unit?
No. The count is based on distinct tendons or muscles repaired, not separate tears or sutures within one structure.
How does 24341 differ from biceps tenodesis at the elbow?
Code 24340 describes biceps tendon tenodesis at the elbow. Use 24341 when the documented work is repair of an injured tendon or muscle rather than tenodesis.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How is bilateral repair reported under Medicare?
When the same qualifying repair is performed on both sides, CMS pays bilateral reporting with modifier 50 at 150%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon participate?
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.
2,29824331,,Flexor-plasty elbw w/advmnt,A,,10.68,9.03,NA,9.03,,2.27,21.98,21.98,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,29924332,,Tenolysis triceps,A,,7.71,8.31,NA,8.31,,1.64,17.66,17.66,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,30024340,,Tenodesis biceps tdn at elbw,A,,7.88,7.97,NA,7.97,,1.62,17.47,17.47,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,30124341,,Rpr tdn/musc upr a/e each,A,,9.25,10.12,NA,10.12,,1.83,21.20,21.20,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,30224342,,Repair of ruptured tendon,A,,10.59,8.74,NA,8.74,,2.11,21.44,21.44,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,30324343,,Repr elbow lat ligmnt w/tiss,A,,8.93,9.55,NA,9.55,,1.78,20.26,20.26,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,30424344,,Reconstruct elbow lat ligmnt,A,,14.83,12.86,NA,12.86,,3.16,30.85,30.85,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,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