Both are composite oral cavity operations. Choose based on the specific structures removed and neck dissection documented in the operative report.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
41155 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$2629.74
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.
Head and neck surgery
About 41155: Composite glossectomy with jaw and neck resection
Reports an extensive composite operation removing tongue and adjacent oral structures, including mandible and neck dissection, typically for advanced oral cavity cancer.
This code represents an extensive composite operation for disease involving the tongue and adjacent oral cavity. The resection includes the floor of the mouth and mandible along with neck dissection. Head and neck surgeons typically perform it in a hospital operating room for advanced oral cavity cancer when the documented disease and operative plan require removal of these connected structures. The operative report should identify the structures removed and the neck dissection performed.
Report the code when the documented operation matches this combined extent, rather than a tongue-only resection or a composite procedure with different components. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code’s anatomy and descriptor.
CMS billing rules for 41155
- 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 may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU43.19 · 55%
- Practice expense (office) RVU28.61 · 37%
- Malpractice RVU6.44 · 8%
169
Medicare services in 2024 · #4480 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.
41155 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
This code describes a composite operation involving the floor of the mouth, mandible, and neck. 41135 is for partial tongue removal with unilateral radical neck dissection.
41145 describes complete or total tongue removal with unilateral radical neck dissection. This code is distinguished by the combined floor-of-mouth and mandibular resection.
41130 is a hemiglossectomy. Use this code when the operative procedure instead includes the composite oral cavity, mandibular, and neck work.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
41155 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 · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2629.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2629.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2902.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2746.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2629.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2629.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2699.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2721.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2710.14
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2745.34
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3025.76
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3018.44
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3094.54
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3064.64
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2670.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2749.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2712.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2774.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2629.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2891.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2629.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2629.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2885.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2981.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2906.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2986.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3300.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2400.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2374.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2552.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2644.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2760.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2587.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2799.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2679.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2676.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2551.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2653.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2402.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2423.48
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2754.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2651.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2815.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2432.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2414.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2488.93
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2586.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2494.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2834.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2643.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2757.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2621.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2455.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2525.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2727.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2557.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2489.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2550.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2567.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2475.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2424.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2612.86
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2471.61
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2485.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2405.91
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2625.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2871.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2779.77
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2577.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2578.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3070.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2814.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2974.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2501.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2531.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2463.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2687.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2545.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2719.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2523.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2620.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2649.00
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2508.40
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2470.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2426.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2647.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2512.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2568.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2591.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2585.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2581.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2699.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2543.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2534.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2533.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2620.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2497.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2631.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2862.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2424.30
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2580.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 41155
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2557.36
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
41155 · 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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| 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 |
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| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
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| 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 41155 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$2892.71
$2629.74 × 110% = $2892.71
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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 41155 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
4,912
- Code
- 41155
- Physician work
- 43.19
- Practice expense
- 28.61
- Malpractice
- 6.44
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 43.19 | × 1.017 | 43.9242 |
| Practice expense | 28.61 | × 1.096 | 31.3566 |
| Malpractice | 6.44 | × 0.536 | 3.4518 |
| Total RVUs | 78.7326 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Merced$2629.74
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 43.19 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 28.61 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 6.44 | 0.536 |
(43.19 × 1.017 + 28.61 × 1.096 + 6.44 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $2629.74
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
41155 · 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 | $2629.74 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $2629.74 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $2629.74 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $2629.74 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $2919.05 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $2919.05 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $2919.05 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $2919.05 | RVU25A |
41155 billing questions
How is this distinguished from a tongue-only resection?
This code is for a composite operation that includes resection of the floor of the mouth and mandible along with neck dissection. A tongue-only procedure does not describe that operative combination.
When should 41153 be considered instead?
Compare the operative components with the specific composite procedure represented by 41153. The documented structures removed and whether a neck dissection was performed determine which code fits.
Can modifier 50 be reported?
No. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code’s anatomy and descriptor.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
The operative report should identify the tongue and adjacent structures resected, the mandibular resection, and the neck dissection. It should make clear that the combined operative extent matches this composite procedure.
How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative billing?
The day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during the 90-day period are included in the global surgery payment.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
