No office rate
43100 describes excision of an esophageal lesion with primary repair. Choose 43121 when the surgeon performs partial esophagectomy through a thoracotomy and separate abdominal incision with esophagogastrostomy.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
43121 in Modesto
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$2566.81
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.
Esophageal surgery
About 43121: Partial esophagectomy with esophagogastrostomy
Reports partial esophageal resection through a thoracotomy and separate abdominal incision, with reconstruction connecting the remaining esophagus to the stomach.
A thoracic or general surgeon removes part of the esophagus through a chest incision and a separate abdominal incision. The operation may also remove the proximal stomach, and the reconstruction joins the remaining esophagus to the stomach. Esophageal cancer is a typical reason for this operation. It is generally performed in a hospital operating room rather than an office setting.
Select this code when the operative report supports partial esophagectomy by the specified approaches and esophagogastrostomy. Documentation should identify the resected portion, thoracotomy and separate abdominal incision, any proximal gastrectomy, and the reconstruction performed. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment and co-surgeons are permitted; team-surgery billing is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 43121
- 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 permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU50.14 · 63%
- Practice expense (office) RVU17.40 · 22%
- Malpractice RVU12.66 · 16%
15
Medicare services in 2024 · #6073 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.
43121 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Modesto, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
43107 represents total or near-total esophagectomy without thoracotomy. 43121 is for partial resection using a thoracotomy and separate abdominal incision, with the esophagus joined to the stomach.
No office rate
Both are partial-esophagectomy family codes, but the reconstruction differs. Review the operative report for the conduit used rather than choosing by resection extent alone.
The same code, a different location
How does Modesto compare?
43121 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.
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Madera
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2566.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2566.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2761.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2672.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2566.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2566.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2702.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2637.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2626.87
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2649.24
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2847.37
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2832.99
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2923.65
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2864.87
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2591.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2642.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2625.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2665.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2566.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2740.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2566.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2566.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2920.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3349.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3240.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3127.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3364.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2422.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2391.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2599.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2643.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2845.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2637.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3027.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2865.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2778.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2697.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2580.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2374.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2409.41
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3061.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2866.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3032.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2418.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2413.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2578.30
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2701.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2594.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2813.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2650.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2848.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2667.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2472.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2517.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2948.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2682.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2397.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2633.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2651.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2587.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2487.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2677.91
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2487.16
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2427.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2370.99
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2649.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2906.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2840.23
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2715.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2608.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3258.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2898.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$3078.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2524.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2631.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2522.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2661.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2550.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2814.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2607.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2678.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2684.08
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2571.15
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2397.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2430.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2667.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2596.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2593.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2631.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2631.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2615.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2847.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2608.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2600.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2544.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2678.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2464.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2630.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2817.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2361.73
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2784.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 43121
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2568.81
No comparable office rate is available.
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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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| 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 43121 in Modesto. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$2823.49
$2566.81 × 110% = $2823.49
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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 43121 in Modesto.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,125
- Code
- 43121
- Physician work
- 50.14
- Practice expense
- 17.40
- Malpractice
- 12.66
GPCI2026.csv
16
- Locality
- Modesto
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 50.14 | × 1.017 | 50.9924 |
| Practice expense | 17.40 | × 1.096 | 19.0704 |
| Malpractice | 12.66 | × 0.536 | 6.7858 |
| Total RVUs | 76.8485 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Modesto$2566.81
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 50.14 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 17.4 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 12.66 | 0.536 |
(50.14 × 1.017 + 17.4 × 1.096 + 12.66 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $2566.81
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
43121 · 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 | $2566.81 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $2566.81 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $2566.81 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $2566.81 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $2642.87 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $2642.87 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $2642.87 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $2642.87 | RVU25A |
43121 billing questions
What distinguishes this code from nearby partial-esophagectomy codes?
Confirm the operative approach and reconstruction, not just the amount of esophagus removed. This code describes thoracotomy, a separate abdominal incision, and connection of the esophagus to the stomach.
Can a focal esophageal lesion excision be reported instead?
A lesion-excision code such as 43100 is for excising a lesion with primary repair. Use 43121 when the operation is a partial esophagectomy with the approaches and reconstruction documented for this code.
What documentation supports reporting 43121?
The operative report should establish the partial resection, thoracotomy, separate abdominal incision, and esophagogastrostomy. It should also state whether proximal stomach was removed.
How does the multiple-procedure reduction work?
For procedures performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
CMS permits assistant-at-surgery payment and co-surgeons for this code. Team-surgery billing 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.
5,12243116,,Partial removal of esophagus,A,,90.67,23.52,NA,23.52,,22.88,137.07,137.07,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,12343117,,Partial removal of esophagus,A,,56.06,20.48,NA,20.48,,14.13,90.67,90.67,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,12443118,,Partial removal of esophagus,A,,65.39,18.54,NA,18.54,,16.49,100.42,100.42,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,12543121,,Partial removal of esophagus,A,,50.14,17.40,NA,17.40,,12.66,80.20,80.20,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,12643122,,Partial removal of esophagus,A,,43.08,16.00,NA,16.00,,10.87,69.95,69.95,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,12743123,,Partial removal of esophagus,A,,81.04,23.52,NA,23.52,,20.45,125.01,125.01,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,12843124,,Removal of esophagus,A,,67.36,22.05,NA,22.05,,16.98,106.39,106.39,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,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