No office rate
60500 represents parathyroid exploration. Add 60512 only when parathyroid tissue is also transplanted during the eligible primary operation.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
60512 in Modesto
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$202.91
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.
Endocrine surgery
About 60512: Parathyroid tissue autotransplantation
Report parathyroid autotransplantation when a surgeon implants parathyroid tissue during an eligible parathyroid operation, commonly after removal or loss of blood supply.
During neck surgery, the surgeon may implant parathyroid tissue when a gland is removed or its blood supply is compromised. The tissue is usually divided into small fragments and placed in a muscle pocket, commonly in the neck. Endocrine and head-and-neck surgeons typically perform this work in the operating room as part of parathyroid exploration or re-exploration.
Report 60512 only with an eligible primary procedure, such as parathyroid exploration, re-exploration, or exploration with mediastinal exploration. The operative note should identify why tissue was transplanted, the tissue implanted, and the implantation site, along with the primary operation. CMS treats this as an add-on code: it is billed with the primary procedure and paid within that procedure’s global period, rather than as a standalone service.
CMS billing rules for 60512
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU4.33 · 69%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.08 · 17%
- Malpractice RVU0.91 · 14%
1.6K
Medicare services in 2024 · #2620 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.
60512 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Modesto, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
60502 is for re-exploration of the parathyroid region. It may serve as the primary procedure for 60512 when tissue autotransplantation is performed.
No office rate
60505 describes parathyroid exploration involving mediastinal exploration. It is the primary procedure; 60512 separately identifies parathyroid tissue transplantation performed with it.
The same code, a different location
How does Modesto compare?
60512 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 · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$216.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$210.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$212.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$208.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$207.21
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$208.58
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$223.18
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$222.15
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$228.84
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$224.62
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$204.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$207.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$207.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$209.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$215.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$202.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$228.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$259.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$251.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$244.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$272.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$191.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$205.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$208.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$223.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$208.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$236.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$224.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$218.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$213.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$203.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$189.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$192.19
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$239.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$225.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$236.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$192.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$192.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$204.51
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$213.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$205.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$220.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$209.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$223.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$210.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$196.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$199.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$230.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$211.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$190.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$208.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$209.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$205.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$198.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$211.03
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$197.70
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$189.41
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$208.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$228.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$223.15
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$214.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$206.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$253.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$227.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$240.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$208.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$200.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$209.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$221.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$206.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$211.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$211.75
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$203.79
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$190.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$193.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$210.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$205.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$205.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$207.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$207.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$206.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$223.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$206.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$205.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$201.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$211.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$195.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$207.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$220.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$188.55
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$219.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 60512
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$203.19
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
60512 · 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 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
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| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
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| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
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| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
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| 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 |
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| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
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| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
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| 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 60512 in Modesto. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$223.20
$202.91 × 110% = $223.20
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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 60512 in Modesto.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,717
- Code
- 60512
- Physician work
- 4.33
- Practice expense
- 1.08
- Malpractice
- 0.91
GPCI2026.csv
16
- Locality
- Modesto
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 4.33 | × 1.017 | 4.4036 |
| Practice expense | 1.08 | × 1.096 | 1.1837 |
| Malpractice | 0.91 | × 0.536 | 0.4878 |
| Total RVUs | 6.0750 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Modesto$202.91
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 4.33 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 1.08 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.91 | 0.536 |
(4.33 × 1.017 + 1.08 × 1.096 + 0.91 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $202.91
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
60512 · 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 | $202.91 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $202.91 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $202.91 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $202.91 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $227.51 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $227.51 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $227.51 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $227.51 | RVU25A |
60512 billing questions
When is 60512 appropriate during parathyroid surgery?
Report it when the surgeon actually transplants parathyroid tissue, often because a gland was removed or its blood supply was compromised. Exploration or gland removal alone does not describe the transplantation service.
Which primary procedure can be reported with 60512?
It is an add-on to eligible parathyroid procedures, including 60500, 60502, and 60505. Do not report it by itself.
What documentation supports 60512?
The operative report should describe the reason for transplantation, the parathyroid tissue implanted, and where it was placed, as well as the associated primary procedure.
Does 60512 have a separate global period?
No. CMS identifies it as an add-on paid within the primary procedure’s global period.
Is 60512 reported for parathyroid exploration alone?
No. The code represents transplantation of parathyroid tissue, not exploration, identification, or removal without implantation.
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.
6,71460500,,Explore parathyroid glands,A,,15.21,8.09,NA,8.09,,3.39,26.69,26.69,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,71560502,,Re-explore parathyroids,A,,20.62,10.52,NA,10.52,,4.87,36.01,36.01,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,71660505,,Explore parathyroid glands,A,,22.48,10.18,NA,10.18,,3.27,35.93,35.93,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,71760512,,Autotransplant parathyroid,A,,4.33,1.08,NA,1.08,,0.91,6.32,6.32,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,71860520,,Removal of thymus gland,A,,16.73,8.63,NA,8.63,,4.07,29.43,29.43,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,71960521,,Removal of thymus gland,A,,18.70,8.99,NA,8.99,,4.68,32.37,32.37,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,72060522,,Removal of thymus gland,A,,22.89,10.38,NA,10.38,,5.66,38.93,38.93,0,090,0.09,0.82,0.09,2,0,2,1,0,9,,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