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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

21085 in Madera

Office / nonfacility

$735.12

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$427.98

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.

Maxillofacial prosthetics

About 21085: Oral surgical splint impression and preparation

Reports impression-taking and preparation of an oral surgical splint used to support planned oral or maxillofacial surgery.

This service covers taking the impression and preparing an oral surgical splint for a patient undergoing oral or maxillofacial surgery. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons and prosthodontists may provide it in an office or facility setting. A common clinical context is orthognathic surgery, where a custom splint helps transfer or maintain a planned relationship between the jaws during treatment.

Report 21085 when the documented service is for an oral surgical splint, rather than an obturator, speech aid, or other maxillofacial prosthesis. The record should identify the surgical purpose and support the impression and preparation performed. The code has a 10-day global period, which includes related postoperative visits during that period. 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. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 21085

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
Assistant at surgery is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU8.77 · 41%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU11.42 · 54%
  • Malpractice RVU1.07 · 5%

2K

Medicare services in 2024 · #2466 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.

21085 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Madera, from the same CMS release.

21076

Obturator prosthesis

Surgical obturator

$942.44

21085 is for an oral surgical splint. Use 21076 when the prosthesis being prepared is a surgical obturator.

21084

Speech aid prosthesis

Impression and custom preparation

$1,660.61

21085 describes an oral surgical splint; 21084 is for a speech-aid prosthesis.

21081

Mandibular prosthesis

Impression and custom preparation

$1,636.16

21085 is for a surgical splint, while 21081 is for a prosthesis associated with mandibular resection.

The same code, a different location

How does Madera compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 21085 is $738.31—$3.19 higher than the $735.12 rate in Madera. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

21085 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Madera · This locality

    $735.12

  2. $3.19 higher than Madera

  3. Chico

    $735.12

    The same base rate than Madera

  4. El Centro

    $735.30

    $0.18 higher than Madera

  5. Fresno

    $735.12

    The same base rate than Madera

  6. The same base rate than Madera

  7. $44.79 higher than Madera

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, 21085 ranges from $638.99 in Arkansas to $894.34 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 · 21085

    Office

    $735.12

    Facility

    $427.98

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 21085

    Office

    $735.12

    Facility

    $427.98

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 21085

    Office

    $832.27

    Facility

    $462.92

    $97.15 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 21085

    Office

    $774.25

    Facility

    $443.02

    $39.13 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 21085

    Office

    $735.12

    Facility

    $427.98

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 21085

    Office

    $735.12

    Facility

    $427.98

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 21085

    Office

    $746.74

    Facility

    $439.60

    $11.62 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 21085

    Office

    $766.24

    Facility

    $440.33

    $31.12 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 21085

    Office

    $763.25

    Facility

    $438.46

    $28.13 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 21085

    Office

    $777.28

    Facility

    $442.13

    $42.16 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 21085

    Office

    $874.99

    Facility

    $479.86

    $139.87 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 21085

    Office

    $873.77

    Facility

    $478.64

    $138.65 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 21085

    Office

    $894.34

    Facility

    $490.24

    $159.22 higher than Madera for the office setting.

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

    California · 21085

    Office

    $889.37

    Facility

    $485.27

    $154.25 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 21085

    Office

    $751.52

    Facility

    $432.33

    $16.40 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 21085

    Office

    $781.68

    Facility

    $441.20

    $46.56 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 21085

    Office

    $765.04

    Facility

    $438.29

    $29.92 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 21085

    Office

    $789.28

    Facility

    $445.15

    $54.16 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 21085

    Office

    $735.12

    Facility

    $427.98

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 21085

    Office

    $830.52

    Facility

    $461.17

    $95.40 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 21085

    Office

    $735.12

    Facility

    $427.98

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 21085

    Office

    $735.12

    Facility

    $427.98

    The same base rate than Madera for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 21085

    Office

    $797.86

    Facility

    $467.74

    $62.74 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 21085

    Office

    $780.39

    Facility

    $488.66

    $45.27 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 21085

    Office

    $760.34

    Facility

    $478.71

    $25.22 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 21085

    Office

    $811.59

    Facility

    $485.96

    $76.47 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 21085

    Office

    $865.31

    Facility

    $566.86

    $130.19 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 21085

    Office

    $646.91

    Facility

    $401.71

    $88.21 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 21085

    Office

    $638.99

    Facility

    $398.27

    $96.13 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 21085

    Office

    $693.13

    Facility

    $421.59

    $41.99 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 21085

    Office

    $730.20

    Facility

    $432.03

    $4.92 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 21085

    Office

    $752.84

    Facility

    $451.03

    $17.72 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 21085

    Office

    $703.38

    Facility

    $426.51

    $31.74 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 21085

    Office

    $743.94

    Facility

    $460.06

    $8.82 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 21085

    Office

    $711.30

    Facility

    $443.39

    $23.82 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 21085

    Office

    $724.27

    Facility

    $439.55

    $10.85 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 21085

    Office

    $675.77

    Facility

    $425.80

    $59.35 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 21085

    Office

    $747.31

    Facility

    $428.69

    $12.19 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 21085

    Office

    $656.13

    Facility

    $399.72

    $78.99 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 21085

    Office

    $660.75

    Facility

    $402.94

    $74.37 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 21085

    Office

    $715.83

    Facility

    $458.01

    $19.29 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 21085

    Office

    $697.04

    Facility

    $441.19

    $38.08 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 21085

    Office

    $750.04

    Facility

    $462.24

    $14.92 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 21085

    Office

    $663.89

    Facility

    $404.11

    $71.23 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 21085

    Office

    $655.76

    Facility

    $402.43

    $79.36 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 21085

    Office

    $664.73

    Facility

    $415.60

    $70.39 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 21085

    Office

    $692.46

    Facility

    $428.76

    $42.66 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 21085

    Office

    $664.74

    Facility

    $416.73

    $70.38 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 21085

    Office

    $792.18

    Facility

    $457.58

    $57.06 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 21085

    Office

    $727.75

    Facility

    $432.67

    $7.37 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 21085

    Office

    $751.11

    Facility

    $450.41

    $15.99 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 21085

    Office

    $714.68

    Facility

    $431.08

    $20.44 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 21085

    Office

    $666.08

    Facility

    $408.26

    $69.04 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 21085

    Office

    $693.48

    Facility

    $415.77

    $41.64 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 21085

    Office

    $721.27

    Facility

    $450.84

    $13.85 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 21085

    Office

    $681.53

    Facility

    $425.68

    $53.59 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 21085

    Office

    $696.00

    Facility

    $407.64

    $39.12 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 21085

    Office

    $686.01

    Facility

    $422.87

    $49.11 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 21085

    Office

    $691.87

    Facility

    $425.08

    $43.25 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 21085

    Office

    $656.54

    Facility

    $414.97

    $78.58 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 21085

    Office

    $647.76

    Facility

    $406.47

    $87.36 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 21085

    Office

    $710.03

    Facility

    $429.80

    $25.09 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 21085

    Office

    $671.65

    Facility

    $410.19

    $63.47 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 21085

    Office

    $688.87

    Facility

    $408.64

    $46.25 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 21085

    Office

    $658.50

    Facility

    $399.85

    $76.62 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 21085

    Office

    $721.27

    Facility

    $429.55

    $13.85 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 21085

    Office

    $792.02

    Facility

    $466.95

    $56.90 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 21085

    Office

    $760.38

    Facility

    $454.36

    $25.26 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 21085

    Office

    $685.63

    Facility

    $428.65

    $49.49 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 21085

    Office

    $704.52

    Facility

    $424.00

    $30.60 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 21085

    Office

    $831.57

    Facility

    $498.37

    $96.45 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 21085

    Office

    $767.03

    Facility

    $460.17

    $31.91 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 21085

    Office

    $814.07

    Facility

    $482.83

    $78.95 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 21085

    Office

    $680.42

    Facility

    $414.19

    $54.70 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 21085

    Office

    $677.20

    Facility

    $421.35

    $57.92 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 21085

    Office

    $661.32

    Facility

    $411.07

    $73.80 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 21085

    Office

    $747.98

    Facility

    $436.64

    $12.86 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 21085

    Office

    $697.96

    Facility

    $418.85

    $37.16 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 21085

    Office

    $737.91

    Facility

    $446.19

    $2.79 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 21085

    Office

    $676.86

    Facility

    $419.61

    $58.26 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 21085

    Office

    $713.76

    Facility

    $430.45

    $21.36 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 21085

    Office

    $724.40

    Facility

    $434.92

    $10.72 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 21085

    Office

    $675.75

    Facility

    $416.82

    $59.37 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 21085

    Office

    $686.37

    Facility

    $406.14

    $48.75 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 21085

    Office

    $658.85

    Facility

    $404.11

    $76.27 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 21085

    Office

    $728.74

    Facility

    $432.25

    $6.38 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 21085

    Office

    $673.24

    Facility

    $418.22

    $61.88 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 21085

    Office

    $701.15

    Facility

    $423.44

    $33.97 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 21085

    Office

    $706.14

    Facility

    $427.03

    $28.98 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 21085

    Office

    $702.79

    Facility

    $426.48

    $32.33 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 21085

    Office

    $703.63

    Facility

    $425.36

    $31.49 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 21085

    Office

    $723.21

    Facility

    $444.94

    $11.91 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 21085

    Office

    $687.18

    Facility

    $421.24

    $47.94 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 21085

    Office

    $683.57

    Facility

    $420.15

    $51.55 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 21085

    Office

    $693.11

    Facility

    $417.64

    $42.01 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 21085

    Office

    $713.76

    Facility

    $430.45

    $21.36 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 21085

    Office

    $688.63

    Facility

    $411.20

    $46.49 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 21085

    Office

    $725.59

    Facility

    $430.50

    $9.53 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 21085

    Office

    $804.80

    Facility

    $460.95

    $69.68 higher than Madera for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 21085

    Office

    $669.35

    Facility

    $400.89

    $65.77 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 21085

    Office

    $675.54

    Facility

    $432.02

    $59.58 lower than Madera for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 21085

    Office

    $700.81

    Facility

    $420.58

    $34.31 lower than Madera for the office setting.

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21085 · 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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$638.99

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$865.311
AL$646.911
AR$638.991
AZ$693.131
CA$735.12–$894.3429
CO$730.201
CT$752.841
DC$797.861
DE$703.381
FL$711.30–$780.393
GA$675.77–$724.272
GU$747.311
HI$747.311
IA$656.131
ID$660.751
IL$697.04–$760.344
IN$663.891
KS$655.761
KY$664.731
LA$664.74–$692.462
MA$727.75–$792.182
MD$714.68–$797.863
ME$666.08–$693.482
MI$681.53–$721.272
MN$696.001
MO$656.54–$691.873
MS$647.761
MT$710.031
NC$671.651
ND$688.871
NE$658.501
NH$721.271
NJ$760.38–$792.022
NM$685.631
NV$704.521
NY$680.42–$831.575
OH$677.201
OK$661.321
OR$697.96–$747.982
PA$676.86–$737.912
PR$713.761
RI$724.401
SC$675.751
SD$686.371
TN$658.851
TX$673.24–$728.748
UT$683.571
VA$693.11–$797.862
VI$713.761
VT$688.631
WA$725.59–$804.802
WI$669.351
WV$675.541
WY$700.811

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Where does this rate apply?

Madera is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 17 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 21085 in Madera, the physician’s office rate is $735.12 and the facility-setting rate is $427.98: a difference of $307.14.

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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Reference amount per service

$808.63

$735.12 × 110% = $808.63

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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 21085 in Madera.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,869

Code
21085
Physician work
8.77
Practice expense
11.42
Malpractice
1.07

GPCI2026.csv

14

Locality
Madera
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 21085 in Madera
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work8.77× 1.0178.9191
Practice expense11.42× 1.09612.5163
Malpractice1.07× 0.5360.5735
Total RVUs22.0089
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Madera$735.12

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
Work8.771.017
Practice expense11.421.096
Malpractice1.070.536

(8.77 × 1.017 + 11.42 × 1.096 + 1.07 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $735.12

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work8.771.017
Practice expense3.031.096
Malpractice1.070.536

(8.77 × 1.017 + 3.03 × 1.096 + 1.07 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $427.98

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

21085 · Office / nonfacility

$735.12

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $39.65 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $695.47 to $735.12 (5.7%).

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

    $695.47changed to$735.12

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 8.99 changed to 8.77
    • Practice expense RVU 10.88 changed to 11.42
    • Malpractice RVU 0.88 changed to 1.07
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $695.47

    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$735.12$427.98RVU26D
2026-07-01$735.12$427.98RVU26C
2026-04-01$735.12$427.98RVU26B
2026-01-01$735.12$427.98RVU26A
2025-10-01$695.47$481.92RVU25D
2025-07-01$695.47$481.92RVU25C
2025-04-01$695.47$481.92RVU25B
2025-01-01$695.47$481.92RVU25A

21085 billing questions

How is 21085 different from 21076?

Use 21085 for an oral surgical splint. Code 21076 describes impression and preparation for a surgical obturator, a different type of maxillofacial prosthesis.

Does 21085 cover both the impression and splint preparation?

Yes. The service combines impression-taking and preparation of the oral surgical splint; document the work performed and its surgical purpose.

Can modifier 50 be used for a splint involving both sides?

No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.

What postoperative care is included?

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

When can an assistant-at-surgery be paid?

Only when medical necessity for the assistant is documented. 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.

RVUs for 21085PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,869 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MaderaGPCI2026.csv, line 14 (RVU26D)