No office rate
Choose 25820 for a limited wrist fusion without bone graft. Choose 25825 when autograft is used for the limited fusion.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
25825 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$756.83
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 25825: Limited wrist fusion with autograft
Reports a limited wrist fusion using the patient's own bone graft, commonly for selected carpal-bone fusion in a painful, arthritic wrist.
The surgeon fuses selected wrist bones while leaving other wrist joints unfused, using the patient's own bone to support healing. A common example is scaphoid excision with fusion of the lunate, capitate, hamate, and triquetrum for advanced scaphoid-related wrist arthritis. The graft may come from a separate donor site or nearby bone. Hand and orthopedic surgeons typically perform this operation in a hospital or ambulatory surgery setting.
Report 25825 when the operative work is a limited wrist arthrodesis and autograft is used. The operative report should identify the bones fused and document the graft's use; a limited fusion without graft is distinguished by 25820. This major surgery has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. For bilateral surgery, 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 25825
- 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 RVU9.45 · 42%
- Practice expense (office) RVU11.03 · 50%
- Malpractice RVU1.79 · 8%
1.1K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2882 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.
25825 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
25810 represents wrist arthrodesis with iliac or other autograft; 25825 is for limited fusion rather than the broader wrist fusion.
No office rate
25800 describes complete wrist fusion without graft. 25825 describes fusion of selected wrist bones with autograft.
No office rate
25805 identifies a sliding-graft technique. 25825 identifies limited wrist fusion with autograft, without specifying that sliding-graft method.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
25825 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Merced · This locality
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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
Madera
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$756.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$756.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$851.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$797.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$756.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$756.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$776.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$787.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$784.46
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$798.13
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$892.53
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$890.49
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$913.65
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$905.34
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$772.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$801.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$786.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$809.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$756.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$848.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$756.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$756.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$833.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$850.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$825.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$858.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$898.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$671.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$662.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$723.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$758.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$791.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$734.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$757.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$762.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$715.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$769.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$676.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$682.86
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$774.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$745.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$802.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$686.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$678.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$697.86
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$730.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$698.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$821.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$756.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$789.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$746.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$691.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$718.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$771.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$719.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$712.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$719.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$726.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$691.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$677.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$743.72
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$697.57
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$708.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$678.28
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$751.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$826.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$796.16
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$725.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$734.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$884.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$805.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$707.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$712.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$691.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$774.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$724.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$776.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$710.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$746.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$755.54
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$706.87
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$704.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$682.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$759.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$706.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$729.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$736.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$733.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$733.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$766.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$719.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$715.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$720.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$746.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$710.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$753.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$832.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$686.99
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$721.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 25825
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$728.29
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
25825 · 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?
Merced is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 25825 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$832.51
$756.83 × 110% = $832.51
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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 25825 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,513
- Code
- 25825
- Physician work
- 9.45
- Practice expense
- 11.03
- Malpractice
- 1.79
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 9.45 | × 1.017 | 9.6106 |
| Practice expense | 11.03 | × 1.096 | 12.0889 |
| Malpractice | 1.79 | × 0.536 | 0.9594 |
| Total RVUs | 22.6590 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Merced$756.83
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 9.45 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 11.03 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.79 | 0.536 |
(9.45 × 1.017 + 11.03 × 1.096 + 1.79 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $756.83
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
25825 · 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 | $756.83 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $756.83 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $756.83 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $756.83 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $803.68 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $803.68 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $803.68 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $803.68 | RVU25A |
25825 billing questions
How does 25825 differ from 25820?
Both describe limited wrist fusion, but 25825 includes use of autograft. Use 25820 when the limited fusion is performed without bone graft.
Does 25825 describe a complete wrist fusion?
No. It describes fusion of selected wrist bones. A complete wrist arthrodesis is coded from the complete-fusion family, with the specific code depending on the graft technique.
What documentation supports reporting 25825?
The operative report should identify the wrist bones fused and document that the patient's own bone was used as graft. The documented extent of fusion distinguishes a limited procedure from a complete wrist arthrodesis.
How is bilateral 25825 handled under the CMS fee schedule?
For bilateral surgery, modifier 50 is paid at 150% under the CMS rule supplied for this code.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be paid for this operation?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeons are paid only with 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.
2,51025805,,Arthrd wrist w/sliding graft,A,,11.44,9.84,NA,9.84,,2.44,23.72,23.72,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,51125810,,Arthrd wrst iliac/oth agrft,A,,11.65,9.92,NA,9.92,,2.20,23.77,23.77,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,51225820,,Arthrd wrist lmtd w/o b1 grf,A,,7.45,9.52,NA,9.52,,1.45,18.42,18.42,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,51325825,,Arthrd wrist with autograft,A,,9.45,11.03,NA,11.03,,1.79,22.27,22.27,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,51425830,,Arthrd dst rad/ul jt sgm rsc,A,,10.61,16.37,NA,16.37,,2.08,29.06,29.06,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,51525900,,Amputation of forearm,A,,9.37,8.81,NA,8.81,,1.88,20.06,20.06,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,51625905,,Amputation of forearm,A,,9.35,8.42,NA,8.42,,1.99,19.76,19.76,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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
1401112,CA,58,MADERA,1.017,1.096,0.536
1501112,CA,59,MERCED,1.017,1.096,0.536
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623