No office rate
Choose 38765 when the operation includes pelvic lymph nodes in addition to the superficial inguinofemoral dissection; this code describes the superficial basin, including Cloquet's node.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
38760 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$765.67
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.
Lymph node surgery
About 38760: Superficial inguinofemoral lymph node dissection
Reports surgical removal of superficial inguinofemoral lymph nodes, including Cloquet's node, for treatment or staging of malignancy involving the groin.
This code describes an operative dissection of superficial lymph nodes in the inguinofemoral basin, including Cloquet's node. It is commonly performed by a surgical, gynecologic, or urologic oncologist for groin staging or treatment in cancers such as vulvar, penile, or skin malignancies. The service is typically performed in an operating room and involves more than removal of a single targeted node for biopsy.
Select the code based on the documented operative extent: superficial inguinofemoral dissection including Cloquet's node, rather than a pelvic node dissection or a limited node biopsy. The operative report should identify the side, nodal basin, and extent of tissue removed. This major surgery has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. For bilateral procedures reported with modifier 50, CMS pays 150%. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 38760
- 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 RVU13.28 · 57%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.16 · 31%
- Malpractice RVU2.93 · 13%
521
Medicare services in 2024 · #3525 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.
38760 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
38531 represents open biopsy or excision of inguinofemoral node(s). This code is for a broader superficial nodal basin dissection.
No office rate
38770 describes pelvic lymphadenectomy. This code describes superficial inguinofemoral dissection, so select according to the nodal basin documented in the operative report.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
38760 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
Madera
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$836.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$799.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$797.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$790.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$786.95
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$795.94
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$867.82
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$864.50
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$889.67
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$876.06
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$775.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$795.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$787.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$803.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$831.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$858.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$940.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$911.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$905.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$973.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$708.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$699.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$759.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$779.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$828.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$770.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$862.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$819.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$805.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$773.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$772.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$701.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$709.87
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$860.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$814.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$865.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$712.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$709.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$745.71
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$779.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$748.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$834.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$780.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$828.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$779.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$724.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$742.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$839.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$772.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$718.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$763.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$769.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$745.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$721.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$780.38
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$729.23
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$722.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$701.29
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$778.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$853.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$829.82
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$780.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$764.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$938.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$843.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$895.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$739.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$760.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$733.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$789.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$750.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$817.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$755.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$781.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$786.33
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$747.72
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$715.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$713.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$784.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$752.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$760.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$769.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$768.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$819.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$758.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$756.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$747.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$781.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$729.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$775.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$839.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$702.81
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$791.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 38760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$755.13
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
38760 · 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 38760 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$842.24
$765.67 × 110% = $842.24
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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 38760 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,765
- Code
- 38760
- Physician work
- 13.28
- Practice expense
- 7.16
- Malpractice
- 2.93
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 13.28 | × 1.017 | 13.5058 |
| Practice expense | 7.16 | × 1.096 | 7.8474 |
| Malpractice | 2.93 | × 0.536 | 1.5705 |
| Total RVUs | 22.9236 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Merced$765.67
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 13.28 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 7.16 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 2.93 | 0.536 |
(13.28 × 1.017 + 7.16 × 1.096 + 2.93 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $765.67
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
38760 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $765.67 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $765.67 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $765.67 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $765.67 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $810.72 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $810.72 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $810.72 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $810.72 | RVU25A |
38760 billing questions
How is this different from 38765?
This code describes superficial inguinofemoral dissection including Cloquet's node. Use 38765 when the documented dissection also includes pelvic lymph nodes.
Can a targeted groin node biopsy be reported with this code?
A limited open biopsy or excision of inguinofemoral node(s) is represented by 38531. This code describes a broader superficial basin dissection, not removal of only a targeted node.
How should bilateral groin dissections be reported?
Report the bilateral procedure with modifier 50. CMS pays bilateral procedures at 150%.
Is pelvic lymphadenectomy included?
This code covers the superficial inguinofemoral basin, including Cloquet's node. If the operative report documents pelvic node dissection, distinguish that extent from this service and evaluate the applicable pelvic lymphadenectomy code.
What documentation supports code selection?
Document the side, inguinofemoral nodal basin, and extent of the dissection, including whether Cloquet's node was included. The operative report should distinguish a basin dissection from a limited node biopsy.
How does the global period affect postoperative billing?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. CMS may pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation.
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.
4,76238745,,Remove armpit lymph nodes,A,,13.52,8.22,NA,8.22,,3.41,25.15,25.15,0,090,0.11,0.73,0.16,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,76338746,,Remove thoracic lymph nodes,A,,4.02,0.81,NA,0.81,,1.02,5.85,5.85,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,76438747,,Remove abdominal lymph nodes,A,,4.76,1.22,NA,1.22,,1.19,7.17,7.17,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,76538760,,Remove groin lymph nodes,A,,13.28,7.16,NA,7.16,,2.93,23.37,23.37,0,090,0.11,0.73,0.16,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,76638765,,Remove groin lymph nodes,A,,21.36,10.50,NA,10.50,,4.83,36.69,36.69,0,090,0.11,0.73,0.16,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,76738770,,Remove pelvis lymph nodes,A,,13.71,6.11,NA,6.11,,2.31,22.13,22.13,0,090,0.11,0.73,0.16,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,76838780,,Remove abdomen lymph nodes,A,,17.26,8.48,NA,8.48,,3.57,29.31,29.31,0,090,0.11,0.73,0.16,2,0,2,1,0,9,,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