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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

15839 in Merced

Office / nonfacility

$987.88

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$684.40

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.

Plastic surgery

About 15839: Excision of excessive skin, other area

Reports surgical removal of redundant skin and underlying tissue, including lipectomy, from an anatomical area without a dedicated site-specific code.

A plastic or reconstructive surgeon removes excess skin and underlying subcutaneous tissue from an area not identified by a dedicated site-specific excision code. The operation may include removal of some underlying fat as part of contouring the treated area. The operative report should identify the actual anatomical site and describe the tissue removed; “other area” is not a substitute for a code that specifically names the treated site.

Report this code when the documented site fits the other-area category rather than a site-specific code such as the abdomen, thigh, or arm codes. Documentation should describe the excess tissue, the site and extent of excision, and the clinical indication. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including 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 the others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 15839

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 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 RVU10.24 · 36%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU16.54 · 58%
  • Malpractice RVU1.93 · 7%

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Medicare services in 2024 · #3514 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.

15839 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.

15830

Exc excessive skin abdomen

No office rate

Use 15830 for excision of excessive skin and subcutaneous tissue from the abdomen. Use 15839 for an area without its own site-specific code.

15832

Thigh lift

Excess skin excision

No office rate

Use 15832 when the treated site is the thigh; 15839 identifies an other-area excision.

15836

Skin excision

Upper arm

No office rate

Use 15836 for excess skin excision of the arm. The other-area code is for a site not represented by a dedicated code.

15838

Fat pad excision

Under-chin adipose tissue

No office rate

Code 15838 addresses excision of the submental fat pad. Code 15839 is for excessive skin and subcutaneous tissue in another area.

The same code, a different location

How does Merced compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 15839 is $993.27—$5.39 higher than the $987.88 rate in Merced. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

15839 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Merced · This locality

    $987.88

  2. Bakersfield

    $993.27

    $5.39 higher than Merced

  3. Chico

    $987.88

    The same base rate than Merced

  4. El Centro

    $988.20

    $0.32 higher than Merced

  5. Fresno

    $987.88

    The same base rate than Merced

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $987.88

    The same base rate than Merced

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

    $1052.40

    $64.52 higher than Merced

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, 15839 ranges from $849.78 in Arkansas to $1210.83 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

  • Madera

    California · 15839

    Office

    $987.88

    Facility

    $684.40

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 15839

    Office

    $987.88

    Facility

    $684.40

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1124.45

    Facility

    $759.51

    $136.57 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1044.76

    Facility

    $717.47

    $56.88 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 15839

    Office

    $987.88

    Facility

    $684.40

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 15839

    Office

    $987.88

    Facility

    $684.40

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1008.66

    Facility

    $705.18

    $20.78 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1031.39

    Facility

    $709.36

    $43.51 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1027.47

    Facility

    $706.55

    $39.59 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1047.96

    Facility

    $716.79

    $60.08 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1183.06

    Facility

    $792.64

    $195.18 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1180.87

    Facility

    $790.45

    $192.99 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1210.83

    Facility

    $811.55

    $222.95 higher than Merced for the office setting.

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

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1201.87

    Facility

    $802.59

    $213.99 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1011.63

    Facility

    $696.25

    $23.75 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1054.99

    Facility

    $718.56

    $67.11 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1030.31

    Facility

    $707.45

    $42.43 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1065.25

    Facility

    $725.22

    $77.37 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 15839

    Office

    $987.88

    Facility

    $684.40

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 15839

    Office

    $1121.29

    Facility

    $756.35

    $133.41 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 15839

    Office

    $987.88

    Facility

    $684.40

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 15839

    Office

    $987.88

    Facility

    $684.40

    The same base rate than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 15839

    Office

    $1083.03

    Facility

    $756.85

    $95.15 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 15839

    Office

    $1080.16

    Facility

    $791.91

    $92.28 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 15839

    Office

    $1047.58

    Facility

    $769.30

    $59.70 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 15839

    Office

    $1108.10

    Facility

    $786.35

    $120.22 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 15839

    Office

    $1136.92

    Facility

    $842.03

    $149.04 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 15839

    Office

    $861.91

    Facility

    $619.62

    $125.97 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 15839

    Office

    $849.78

    Facility

    $611.93

    $138.10 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 15839

    Office

    $932.53

    Facility

    $664.22

    $55.35 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 15839

    Office

    $984.28

    Facility

    $689.67

    $3.60 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 15839

    Office

    $1021.86

    Facility

    $723.64

    $33.98 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 15839

    Office

    $947.51

    Facility

    $673.94

    $40.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 15839

    Office

    $1018.21

    Facility

    $737.72

    $30.33 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 15839

    Office

    $967.06

    Facility

    $702.35

    $20.82 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 15839

    Office

    $981.76

    Facility

    $700.44

    $6.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 15839

    Office

    $911.65

    Facility

    $664.66

    $76.23 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 15839

    Office

    $1007.49

    Facility

    $692.66

    $19.61 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 15839

    Office

    $873.11

    Facility

    $619.75

    $114.77 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 15839

    Office

    $880.77

    Facility

    $626.03

    $107.11 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 15839

    Office

    $980.11

    Facility

    $725.37

    $7.77 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 15839

    Office

    $947.17

    Facility

    $694.37

    $40.71 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 15839

    Office

    $1026.02

    Facility

    $741.65

    $38.14 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 15839

    Office

    $885.48

    Facility

    $628.80

    $102.40 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 15839

    Office

    $873.93

    Facility

    $623.62

    $113.95 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 15839

    Office

    $892.14

    Facility

    $645.98

    $95.74 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 15839

    Office

    $935.11

    Facility

    $674.56

    $52.77 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 15839

    Office

    $892.70

    Facility

    $647.65

    $95.18 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 15839

    Office

    $1073.05

    Facility

    $742.44

    $85.17 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 15839

    Office

    $980.61

    Facility

    $689.04

    $7.27 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 15839

    Office

    $1020.02

    Facility

    $722.91

    $32.14 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 15839

    Office

    $963.70

    Facility

    $683.49

    $24.18 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 15839

    Office

    $890.38

    Facility

    $635.63

    $97.50 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 15839

    Office

    $930.18

    Facility

    $655.78

    $57.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 15839

    Office

    $983.83

    Facility

    $716.62

    $4.05 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 15839

    Office

    $919.19

    Facility

    $666.39

    $68.69 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 15839

    Office

    $929.58

    Facility

    $644.66

    $58.30 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 15839

    Office

    $923.76

    Facility

    $663.75

    $64.12 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 15839

    Office

    $932.55

    Facility

    $668.95

    $55.33 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 15839

    Office

    $881.03

    Facility

    $642.34

    $106.85 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 15839

    Office

    $865.32

    Facility

    $626.92

    $122.56 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 15839

    Office

    $958.81

    Facility

    $681.92

    $29.07 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 15839

    Office

    $898.65

    Facility

    $640.31

    $89.23 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 15839

    Office

    $920.65

    Facility

    $643.75

    $67.23 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 15839

    Office

    $876.30

    Facility

    $620.73

    $111.58 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 15839

    Office

    $973.53

    Facility

    $685.29

    $14.35 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 15839

    Office

    $1073.26

    Facility

    $752.07

    $85.38 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 15839

    Office

    $1029.70

    Facility

    $727.33

    $41.82 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 15839

    Office

    $926.04

    Facility

    $672.13

    $61.84 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 15839

    Office

    $948.73

    Facility

    $671.56

    $39.15 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 15839

    Office

    $1140.49

    Facility

    $811.26

    $152.61 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 15839

    Office

    $1040.35

    Facility

    $737.15

    $52.47 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 15839

    Office

    $1109.87

    Facility

    $782.58

    $121.99 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 15839

    Office

    $912.17

    Facility

    $649.12

    $75.71 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 15839

    Office

    $911.39

    Facility

    $658.59

    $76.49 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 15839

    Office

    $885.45

    Facility

    $638.19

    $102.43 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 15839

    Office

    $1009.23

    Facility

    $701.60

    $21.35 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 15839

    Office

    $937.58

    Facility

    $661.80

    $50.30 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 15839

    Office

    $1000.19

    Facility

    $711.94

    $12.31 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 15839

    Office

    $910.09

    Facility

    $655.91

    $77.79 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 15839

    Office

    $964.05

    Facility

    $684.11

    $23.83 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 15839

    Office

    $976.71

    Facility

    $690.68

    $11.17 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 15839

    Office

    $907.28

    Facility

    $651.43

    $80.60 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 15839

    Office

    $916.14

    Facility

    $639.24

    $71.74 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 15839

    Office

    $878.82

    Facility

    $627.12

    $109.06 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 15839

    Office

    $984.32

    Facility

    $691.36

    $3.56 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 15839

    Office

    $904.64

    Facility

    $652.67

    $83.24 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 15839

    Office

    $942.52

    Facility

    $668.12

    $45.36 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 15839

    Office

    $950.65

    Facility

    $674.87

    $37.23 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 15839

    Office

    $945.97

    Facility

    $672.95

    $41.91 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 15839

    Office

    $946.72

    Facility

    $671.77

    $41.16 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 15839

    Office

    $982.05

    Facility

    $707.09

    $5.83 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 15839

    Office

    $924.51

    Facility

    $661.74

    $63.37 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 15839

    Office

    $919.22

    Facility

    $658.94

    $68.66 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 15839

    Office

    $930.60

    Facility

    $658.41

    $57.28 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 15839

    Office

    $964.05

    Facility

    $684.11

    $23.83 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 15839

    Office

    $921.57

    Facility

    $647.45

    $66.31 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 15839

    Office

    $977.26

    Facility

    $685.69

    $10.62 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 15839

    Office

    $1089.65

    Facility

    $749.90

    $101.77 higher than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 15839

    Office

    $891.13

    Facility

    $625.86

    $96.75 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 15839

    Office

    $914.35

    Facility

    $673.73

    $73.53 lower than Merced for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 15839

    Office

    $942.18

    Facility

    $665.29

    $45.70 lower than Merced for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

15839 · 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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$849.78

$1,136.92

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$1,136.921
AL$861.911
AR$849.781
AZ$932.531
CA$987.88–$1,210.8329
CO$984.281
CT$1,021.861
DC$1,083.031
DE$947.511
FL$967.06–$1,080.163
GA$911.65–$981.762
GU$1,007.491
HI$1,007.491
IA$873.111
ID$880.771
IL$947.17–$1,047.584
IN$885.481
KS$873.931
KY$892.141
LA$892.70–$935.112
MA$980.61–$1,073.052
MD$963.70–$1,083.033
ME$890.38–$930.182
MI$919.19–$983.832
MN$929.581
MO$881.03–$932.553
MS$865.321
MT$958.811
NC$898.651
ND$920.651
NE$876.301
NH$973.531
NJ$1,029.70–$1,073.262
NM$926.041
NV$948.731
NY$912.17–$1,140.495
OH$911.391
OK$885.451
OR$937.58–$1,009.232
PA$910.09–$1,000.192
PR$964.051
RI$976.711
SC$907.281
SD$916.141
TN$878.821
TX$904.64–$984.328
UT$919.221
VA$930.60–$1,083.032
VI$964.051
VT$921.571
WA$977.26–$1,089.652
WI$891.131
WV$914.351
WY$942.181

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 15839 in Merced, the physician’s office rate is $987.88 and the facility-setting rate is $684.40: a difference of $303.48.

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

$1086.67

$987.88 × 110% = $1086.67

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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 15839 in Merced.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,578

Code
15839
Physician work
10.24
Practice expense
16.54
Malpractice
1.93

GPCI2026.csv

15

Locality
Merced
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 15839 in Merced
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work10.24× 1.01710.4141
Practice expense16.54× 1.09618.1278
Malpractice1.93× 0.5361.0345
Total RVUs29.5764
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Merced$987.88

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work10.241.017
Practice expense16.541.096
Malpractice1.930.536

(10.24 × 1.017 + 16.54 × 1.096 + 1.93 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $987.88

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work10.241.017
Practice expense8.251.096
Malpractice1.930.536

(10.24 × 1.017 + 8.25 × 1.096 + 1.93 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $684.40

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

15839 · Office / nonfacility

$987.88

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $92.00 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $895.88 to $987.88 (10.3%).

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

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $895.88changed to$987.88

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 10.50 changed to 10.24
    • Practice expense RVU 14.62 changed to 16.54
    • Malpractice RVU 1.91 changed to 1.93
    • 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: $895.88

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$987.88$684.40RVU26D
2026-07-01$987.88$684.40RVU26C
2026-04-01$987.88$684.40RVU26B
2026-01-01$987.88$684.40RVU26A
2025-10-01$895.88$733.60RVU25D
2025-07-01$895.88$733.60RVU25C
2025-04-01$895.88$733.60RVU25B
2025-01-01$895.88$733.60RVU25A

15839 billing questions

When should this code be chosen instead of a site-specific excess-skin code?

Use it when the excised skin and subcutaneous tissue are from an area without its own site-specific code. If the treated site is the abdomen, thigh, or arm, consider the corresponding dedicated code instead.

Does the service include removal of underlying fat?

The service includes removal of subcutaneous tissue, including lipectomy, as part of the excess-tissue excision. Document the tissue and anatomical site treated.

Can modifier 50 be reported for treatment on both sides?

No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code; modifier 50 should not be used.

How does the multiple-procedure reduction affect payment?

For procedures performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction.

What postoperative care is included?

The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

Can an assistant or another surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity. 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 15839PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,578 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for MercedGPCI2026.csv, line 15 (RVU26D)
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