No office rate
Use 21151 for LeFort II reconstruction that includes bone grafting. Code 21150 describes the corresponding reconstruction without grafting.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
21150 in Modesto
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1415.25
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.
Craniofacial surgery
About 21150: LeFort II midface reconstruction
Reports reconstruction of the midface using a LeFort II osteotomy pattern without bone grafting, typically for significant skeletal deformity or reconstruction.
This service reconstructs the central midface by mobilizing and repositioning facial bones in a LeFort II pattern. It is performed by craniofacial, oral and maxillofacial, or plastic surgeons, generally in a hospital operating room. Clinical indications may include congenital midface deficiency or reconstruction after facial trauma. The code identifies the LeFort II level of reconstruction, rather than a LeFort I or LeFort III pattern.
Report 21150 when the documented reconstruction follows the LeFort II pattern and does not include bone grafting; use 21151 when a bone graft is part of the reconstruction. The operative report should establish the osteotomy pattern, reconstruction performed, and whether grafting was used. 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 other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.
CMS billing rules for 21150
- 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 not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU25.31 · 60%
- Practice expense (office) RVU13.37 · 32%
- Malpractice RVU3.69 · 9%
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.
21150 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Modesto, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
This is a LeFort I reconstruction in one piece. Select by the documented osteotomy pattern, not by a general description of midface surgery.
No office rate
This is a LeFort I reconstruction in three or more pieces; 21150 identifies a LeFort II pattern instead.
No office rate
This describes LeFort III reconstruction without LeFort I involvement, a different and more extensive osteotomy pattern than LeFort II.
The same code, a different location
How does Modesto compare?
21150 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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No comparable rate is available in this setting.
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 · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1415.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1415.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1549.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1415.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1415.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1455.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1461.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1455.22
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1471.64
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1611.92
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1607.73
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1648.38
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1631.25
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1434.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1471.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1455.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1485.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1415.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1543.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1415.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1415.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1554.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1621.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1582.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1613.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1811.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1305.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1292.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1383.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1426.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1492.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1401.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1520.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1457.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1449.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1390.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1424.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1302.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1314.52
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1504.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1445.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1528.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1319.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1311.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1355.15
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1405.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1358.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1522.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1427.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1490.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1418.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1332.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1365.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1484.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1392.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1341.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1385.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1394.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1350.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1320.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1414.95
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1340.78
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1341.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1304.15
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1418.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1548.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1502.05
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1402.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1395.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1659.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1521.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1605.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1356.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1377.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1339.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1446.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1376.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1472.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1371.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1418.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1432.68
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1362.77
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1333.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1317.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1428.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1366.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1390.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1403.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1400.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1397.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1465.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1380.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1375.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1371.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1418.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1349.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1420.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1536.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1311.15
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1409.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 21150
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1383.15
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
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| 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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| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
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| 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 |
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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?
Modesto is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 33 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 21150 in Modesto. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1556.78
$1415.25 × 110% = $1556.78
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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 21150 in Modesto.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
1,892
- Code
- 21150
- Physician work
- 25.31
- Practice expense
- 13.37
- Malpractice
- 3.69
GPCI2026.csv
16
- Locality
- Modesto
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 25.31 | × 1.017 | 25.7403 |
| Practice expense | 13.37 | × 1.096 | 14.6535 |
| Malpractice | 3.69 | × 0.536 | 1.9778 |
| Total RVUs | 42.3716 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Modesto$1415.25
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 25.31 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 13.37 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 3.69 | 0.536 |
(25.31 × 1.017 + 13.37 × 1.096 + 3.69 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $1415.25
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
21150 · 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 | $1415.25 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1415.25 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1415.25 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1415.25 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1610.05 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1610.05 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1610.05 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1610.05 | RVU25A |
21150 billing questions
How is 21150 distinguished from 21151?
Both describe LeFort II midface reconstruction. Report 21150 without bone grafting; report 21151 when the reconstruction includes a bone graft.
How does this differ from the LeFort I reconstruction codes?
The osteotomy pattern determines the code: 21150 is for LeFort II reconstruction, while 21141–21147 describe LeFort I reconstruction with distinctions based on segmentation and grafting.
What operative details support reporting 21150?
Document the LeFort II osteotomy pattern, the bones mobilized and repositioned, the reconstructive work, and whether bone grafting was performed.
Can modifier 50 be reported?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code, so modifier 50 should not be used.
What postoperative care is included in the Medicare global period?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted for this code under the stated CMS rules.
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.
1,88921145,,Rcnstj mdfc lefort i 1 w/grf,A,,23.34,14.92,NA,14.92,,3.38,41.64,41.64,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,89021146,,Rcnstj mdfc lefort i 2 w/grf,A,,24.25,15.74,NA,15.74,,3.51,43.50,43.50,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,89121147,,Rcnstj mdfc lefort i 3/>grf,A,,25.81,16.11,NA,16.11,,3.75,45.67,45.67,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,89221150,,Rcnstj mdfc lefrtii ant ntru,A,,25.31,13.37,NA,13.37,,3.69,42.37,42.37,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,89321151,,Rcnstj mdfc lefrtii w/b1 grf,A,,28.29,14.10,NA,14.10,,4.13,46.52,46.52,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,89421154,,Rcnstj mdfc lefort iii w/o i,A,,30.51,15.14,NA,15.14,,4.46,50.11,50.11,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,89521155,,Rcnstj mdfc lefort iii w/i,A,,34.34,16.08,NA,16.08,,5.01,55.43,55.43,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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
1901112,CA,61,REDDING,1.017,1.096,0.536