No office rate
Both concern a trochanteric pressure ulcer, but 15951 is the ostectomy variant. Use 15950 when the documented service is excision with direct suture closure without that bony work.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
15950 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$597.24
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.
Pressure ulcer surgery
About 15950: Trochanteric pressure ulcer excision with primary closure
Excision of a pressure ulcer over the trochanter with direct suture closure, reported when the surgeon closes the excision site without a flap.
The surgeon removes a pressure ulcer over the trochanter, the bony prominence at the upper thigh, and closes the resulting wound by bringing the edges together with sutures. This approach is used when the site can be closed directly; it is distinct from closure using a skin or muscle flap. Surgeons performing this work may include plastic, reconstructive, or general surgeons, typically in an operating-room setting for a patient with a longstanding pressure wound.
Report 15950 when the operative documentation supports trochanteric location, ulcer excision, and direct suture closure. The code has 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 the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 15950
- 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
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU7.83 · 44%
- Practice expense (office) RVU8.34 · 47%
- Malpractice RVU1.45 · 8%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #5512 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.
15950 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
15952 applies when closure uses a flap. 15950 describes direct approximation and suture closure of the excision site.
No office rate
The closure method is similar, but 15920 is for a coccygeal pressure ulcer; 15950 is for a trochanteric ulcer.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
15950 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 · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$669.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$628.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$612.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$620.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$618.45
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$628.79
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$701.38
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$699.73
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$717.94
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$711.21
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$609.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$631.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$619.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$637.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$667.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$657.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$674.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$654.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$678.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$715.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$532.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$525.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$572.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$598.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$625.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$581.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$631.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$600.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$603.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$567.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$535.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$540.72
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$615.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$591.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$635.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$537.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$553.49
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$578.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$554.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$647.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$624.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$590.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$547.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$568.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$612.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$570.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$562.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$570.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$575.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$548.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$537.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$588.43
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$552.38
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$559.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$536.95
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$593.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$652.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$629.31
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$575.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$580.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$699.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$636.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$677.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$560.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$564.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$547.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$611.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$573.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$614.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$563.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$590.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$597.45
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$560.09
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$556.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$540.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$599.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$560.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$577.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$582.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$580.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$580.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$606.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$569.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$566.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$569.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$590.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$561.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$595.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$655.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$543.31
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$572.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 15950
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$575.93
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
15950 · 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?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 15950 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$656.96
$597.24 × 110% = $656.96
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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 15950 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
1,606
- Code
- 15950
- Physician work
- 7.83
- Practice expense
- 8.34
- Malpractice
- 1.45
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 7.83 | × 1.017 | 7.9631 |
| Practice expense | 8.34 | × 1.096 | 9.1406 |
| Malpractice | 1.45 | × 0.536 | 0.7772 |
| Total RVUs | 17.8810 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$597.24
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 7.83 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 8.34 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.45 | 0.536 |
(7.83 × 1.017 + 8.34 × 1.096 + 1.45 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $597.24
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
15950 · 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 | $597.24 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $597.24 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $597.24 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $597.24 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $638.96 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $638.96 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $638.96 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $638.96 | RVU25A |
15950 billing questions
When is 15950 appropriate instead of a trochanteric flap code?
Use 15950 when the surgeon excises the trochanteric pressure ulcer and closes the site directly with sutures. A flap-closure code is used when the operative report documents flap reconstruction.
Can the primary suture closure be billed separately?
The direct closure is part of the service represented by 15950. The code describes ulcer excision with primary suture closure, rather than excision alone.
What documentation supports 15950?
The operative report should identify the ulcer as trochanteric, document its excision, and describe direct closure with sutures. It should distinguish direct closure from flap reconstruction.
Should modifier 50 be reported for ulcers on both sides?
No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply to 15950, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.
How does the 90-day global period affect follow-up care?
The global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. Related routine postoperative care during that period is included in the surgical package.
Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be paid for 15950?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are 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.
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1,60415945,,Exc isch pr ulc skn flp ostc,A,,13.41,11.85,NA,11.85,,2.49,27.75,27.75,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,60515946,,Exc isch pr ulc prep mus flp,A,,23.52,15.33,NA,15.33,,4.88,43.73,43.73,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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1,60715951,,Exc trchntr pr ulc ostc,A,,11.29,11.28,NA,11.28,,2.09,24.66,24.66,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,0,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,60815952,,Exc trchntr pr ulc flp clsr,A,,12.00,10.72,NA,10.72,,2.22,24.94,24.94,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,60915953,,Exc trchntr pr ulc flp ostc,A,,13.23,11.79,NA,11.79,,2.47,27.49,27.49,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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
2001112,CA,62,RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO,1.018,1.096,0.853
2101112,CA,63,SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM,1.036,1.163,0.536
2201112,CA,64,SALINAS,1.031,1.159,0.536