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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

17273 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$214.52

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$116.41

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.

Dermatology procedure

About 17273: Malignant skin lesion destruction, 2.1 to 3.0 cm

Reports destruction of a malignant skin lesion measuring 2.1 to 3.0 cm on the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia.

This code covers destruction of a malignant skin lesion measuring 2.1 to 3.0 cm on the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia. A dermatologist or other qualified clinician may use a destructive method such as electrosurgery, cryosurgery, laser treatment, or chemical treatment, commonly in an office setting. The code is selected by the lesion’s site and diameter, not by the treatment method. It is for destruction rather than excision of the lesion.

Document the malignant diagnosis, exact anatomic site, measured lesion diameter, and method used. Report the code for each qualifying lesion. CMS assigns a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code’s descriptor and anatomy. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 17273

Global period
Minor procedure with a 10-day global period: related postoperative visits for 10 days 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 RVU2.05 · 34%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU3.86 · 63%
  • Malpractice RVU0.20 · 3%

13.3K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1327 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.

17273 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

17272

Lesion destruction

Scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; 1.1–2 cm

$192.94

Both cover destruction at the same anatomic sites; choose 17272 when the lesion measures 1.1 to 2.0 cm rather than 2.1 to 3.0 cm.

17274

Lesion destruction

3.1-4 cm, scalp/neck/hands/feet/genitalia

$250.65

Both cover destruction at the same anatomic sites; choose 17274 when the lesion measures 3.1 to 4.0 cm.

17263

Malignant lesion destruction

Trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1–3.0 cm

$198.38

This code covers a lesion of the same size range on the trunk, arms, or legs. Code 17273 is for the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia.

17283

Lesion destruction

Face or similar site, 2.1–3.0 cm

$248.69

This code covers a lesion of the same size range on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mucous membranes; 17273 covers a different site group.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 17273 is $215.15—$0.63 higher than the $214.52 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

17273 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $214.52

  2. $0.63 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $214.52

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $214.55

    $0.03 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $214.52

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. The same base rate than Redding

  7. $13.72 higher than Redding

Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 17273 ranges from $182.66 in Arkansas to $265.50 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

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 · 17273

    Office

    $214.52

    Facility

    $116.41

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 17273

    Office

    $214.52

    Facility

    $116.41

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 17273

    Office

    $214.52

    Facility

    $116.41

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 17273

    Office

    $246.11

    Facility

    $128.13

    $31.59 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 17273

    Office

    $226.94

    Facility

    $121.14

    $12.42 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 17273

    Office

    $214.52

    Facility

    $116.41

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 17273

    Office

    $216.71

    Facility

    $118.60

    $2.19 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 17273

    Office

    $224.46

    Facility

    $120.35

    $9.94 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 17273

    Office

    $223.60

    Facility

    $119.85

    $9.08 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 17273

    Office

    $228.34

    Facility

    $121.28

    $13.82 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 17273

    Office

    $259.83

    Facility

    $133.62

    $45.31 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 17273

    Office

    $259.60

    Facility

    $133.39

    $45.08 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 17273

    Office

    $265.50

    Facility

    $136.42

    $50.98 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 17273

    Office

    $264.57

    Facility

    $135.49

    $50.05 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 17273

    Office

    $220.06

    Facility

    $118.11

    $5.54 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 17273

    Office

    $230.14

    Facility

    $121.38

    $15.62 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 17273

    Office

    $224.30

    Facility

    $119.93

    $9.78 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 17273

    Office

    $232.43

    Facility

    $122.51

    $17.91 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 17273

    Office

    $214.52

    Facility

    $116.41

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 17273

    Office

    $245.78

    Facility

    $127.80

    $31.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 17273

    Office

    $214.52

    Facility

    $116.41

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 17273

    Office

    $214.52

    Facility

    $116.41

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 17273

    Office

    $231.48

    Facility

    $126.03

    $16.96 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 17273

    Office

    $219.58

    Facility

    $126.40

    $5.06 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 17273

    Office

    $213.85

    Facility

    $123.89

    $0.67 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 17273

    Office

    $233.26

    Facility

    $129.25

    $18.74 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 17273

    Office

    $243.70

    Facility

    $148.36

    $29.18 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 17273

    Office

    $185.06

    Facility

    $106.74

    $29.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 17273

    Office

    $182.66

    Facility

    $105.77

    $31.86 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 17273

    Office

    $199.12

    Facility

    $112.38

    $15.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 17273

    Office

    $211.69

    Facility

    $116.45

    $2.83 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 17273

    Office

    $216.78

    Facility

    $120.37

    $2.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 17273

    Office

    $202.20

    Facility

    $113.76

    $12.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 17273

    Office

    $211.15

    Facility

    $120.48

    $3.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 17273

    Office

    $201.77

    Facility

    $116.19

    $12.75 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 17273

    Office

    $207.69

    Facility

    $116.74

    $6.83 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 17273

    Office

    $191.44

    Facility

    $111.59

    $23.08 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 17273

    Office

    $218.93

    Facility

    $117.15

    $4.41 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 17273

    Office

    $189.09

    Facility

    $107.19

    $25.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 17273

    Office

    $190.24

    Facility

    $107.89

    $24.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 17273

    Office

    $200.54

    Facility

    $118.19

    $13.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 17273

    Office

    $196.62

    Facility

    $114.90

    $17.90 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 17273

    Office

    $213.20

    Facility

    $121.27

    $1.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 17273

    Office

    $191.23

    Facility

    $108.25

    $23.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 17273

    Office

    $188.39

    Facility

    $107.47

    $26.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 17273

    Office

    $189.20

    Facility

    $109.62

    $25.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 17273

    Office

    $197.38

    Facility

    $113.15

    $17.14 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 17273

    Office

    $188.97

    Facility

    $109.75

    $25.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 17273

    Office

    $231.16

    Facility

    $124.28

    $16.64 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 17273

    Office

    $210.65

    Facility

    $116.39

    $3.87 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 17273

    Office

    $216.17

    Facility

    $120.12

    $1.65 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 17273

    Office

    $205.76

    Facility

    $115.17

    $8.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 17273

    Office

    $191.24

    Facility

    $108.89

    $23.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 17273

    Office

    $200.45

    Facility

    $111.75

    $14.07 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 17273

    Office

    $204.15

    Facility

    $117.77

    $10.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 17273

    Office

    $193.72

    Facility

    $112.00

    $20.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 17273

    Office

    $203.12

    Facility

    $111.01

    $11.40 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 17273

    Office

    $196.06

    Facility

    $112.01

    $18.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 17273

    Office

    $197.90

    Facility

    $112.69

    $16.62 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 17273

    Office

    $186.11

    Facility

    $108.95

    $28.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 17273

    Office

    $184.42

    Facility

    $107.34

    $30.10 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 17273

    Office

    $204.07

    Facility

    $114.55

    $10.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 17273

    Office

    $193.03

    Facility

    $109.51

    $21.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 17273

    Office

    $200.11

    Facility

    $110.60

    $14.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 17273

    Office

    $190.00

    Facility

    $107.38

    $24.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 17273

    Office

    $208.53

    Facility

    $115.35

    $5.99 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 17273

    Office

    $229.48

    Facility

    $125.64

    $14.96 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 17273

    Office

    $219.33

    Facility

    $121.58

    $4.81 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 17273

    Office

    $194.72

    Facility

    $112.64

    $19.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 17273

    Office

    $203.09

    Facility

    $113.49

    $11.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 17273

    Office

    $238.55

    Facility

    $132.12

    $24.03 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 17273

    Office

    $220.81

    Facility

    $122.79

    $6.29 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 17273

    Office

    $234.88

    Facility

    $129.07

    $20.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 17273

    Office

    $195.65

    Facility

    $110.61

    $18.87 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 17273

    Office

    $192.92

    Facility

    $111.19

    $21.60 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 17273

    Office

    $188.79

    Facility

    $108.86

    $25.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 17273

    Office

    $217.78

    Facility

    $118.33

    $3.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 17273

    Office

    $201.58

    Facility

    $112.42

    $12.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 17273

    Office

    $211.89

    Facility

    $118.70

    $2.63 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 17273

    Office

    $193.14

    Facility

    $110.97

    $21.38 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 17273

    Office

    $205.40

    Facility

    $114.90

    $9.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 17273

    Office

    $208.91

    Facility

    $116.45

    $5.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 17273

    Office

    $193.28

    Facility

    $110.57

    $21.24 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 17273

    Office

    $199.64

    Facility

    $110.13

    $14.88 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 17273

    Office

    $189.25

    Facility

    $107.89

    $25.27 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 17273

    Office

    $210.93

    Facility

    $116.23

    $3.59 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 17273

    Office

    $192.00

    Facility

    $110.54

    $22.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 17273

    Office

    $202.00

    Facility

    $113.29

    $12.52 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 17273

    Office

    $203.23

    Facility

    $114.08

    $11.29 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 17273

    Office

    $202.03

    Facility

    $113.77

    $12.49 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 17273

    Office

    $202.58

    Facility

    $113.69

    $11.94 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 17273

    Office

    $206.24

    Facility

    $117.35

    $8.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 17273

    Office

    $196.86

    Facility

    $111.91

    $17.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 17273

    Office

    $195.66

    Facility

    $111.52

    $18.86 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 17273

    Office

    $199.92

    Facility

    $111.93

    $14.60 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 17273

    Office

    $205.40

    Facility

    $114.90

    $9.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 17273

    Office

    $199.49

    Facility

    $110.87

    $15.03 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 17273

    Office

    $210.21

    Facility

    $115.95

    $4.31 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 17273

    Office

    $235.55

    Facility

    $125.71

    $21.03 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 17273

    Office

    $194.04

    Facility

    $108.29

    $20.48 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 17273

    Office

    $190.07

    Facility

    $112.28

    $24.45 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 17273

    Office

    $202.34

    Facility

    $112.83

    $12.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.

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17273 · 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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$182.66

$243.70

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$243.701
AL$185.061
AR$182.661
AZ$199.121
CA$214.52–$265.5029
CO$211.691
CT$216.781
DC$231.481
DE$202.201
FL$201.77–$219.583
GA$191.44–$207.692
GU$218.931
HI$218.931
IA$189.091
ID$190.241
IL$196.62–$213.854
IN$191.231
KS$188.391
KY$189.201
LA$188.97–$197.382
MA$210.65–$231.162
MD$205.76–$231.483
ME$191.24–$200.452
MI$193.72–$204.152
MN$203.121
MO$186.11–$197.903
MS$184.421
MT$204.071
NC$193.031
ND$200.111
NE$190.001
NH$208.531
NJ$219.33–$229.482
NM$194.721
NV$203.091
NY$195.65–$238.555
OH$192.921
OK$188.791
OR$201.58–$217.782
PA$193.14–$211.892
PR$205.401
RI$208.911
SC$193.281
SD$199.641
TN$189.251
TX$192.00–$210.938
UT$195.661
VA$199.92–$231.482
VI$205.401
VT$199.491
WA$210.21–$235.552
WI$194.041
WV$190.071
WY$202.341

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 17273 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $214.52 and the facility-setting rate is $116.41: a difference of $98.11.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$235.97

$214.52 × 110% = $235.97

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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 17273 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,637

Code
17273
Physician work
2.05
Practice expense
3.86
Malpractice
0.20

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 17273 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.05× 1.0172.0848
Practice expense3.86× 1.0964.2306
Malpractice0.20× 0.5360.1072
Total RVUs6.4226
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$214.52

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.051.017
Practice expense3.861.096
Malpractice0.20.536

(2.05 × 1.017 + 3.86 × 1.096 + 0.2 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $214.52

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.051.017
Practice expense1.181.096
Malpractice0.20.536

(2.05 × 1.017 + 1.18 × 1.096 + 0.2 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $116.41

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

17273 · Office / nonfacility

$214.52

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $1.13 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $213.39 to $214.52 (0.5%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $213.39changed to$214.52

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.10 changed to 2.05
    • Practice expense RVU 3.98 changed to 3.86
    • Malpractice RVU 0.21 changed to 0.20
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.560 changed to 0.536

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $213.39

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

Inspect every release and its CMS source
Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$214.52$116.41RVU26D
2026-07-01$214.52$116.41RVU26C
2026-04-01$214.52$116.41RVU26B
2026-01-01$214.52$116.41RVU26A
2025-10-01$213.39$137.38RVU25D
2025-07-01$213.39$137.38RVU25C
2025-04-01$213.39$137.38RVU25B
2025-01-01$213.39$137.38RVU25A

17273 billing questions

How is 17273 distinguished from 17272 or 17274?

Use 17273 for a lesion measuring 2.1 to 3.0 cm at the specified sites. The adjacent codes represent smaller and larger size ranges.

Which anatomic sites qualify?

The site group is scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia. Lesions on other anatomic groups use the code family assigned to those sites.

Does the destruction method change code selection?

No. The method may be electrosurgery, cryosurgery, laser, or chemical treatment; selection depends on site and lesion diameter.

What should the record support?

Document the malignant diagnosis, site, lesion diameter, and destructive method. The measurement should support the 2.1-to-3.0-cm range.

Are related postoperative visits separately reported?

Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure payment.

Can modifier 50 or an assistant surgeon be reported?

Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code’s descriptor and anatomy. CMS does not pay assistant-at-surgery services for this procedure.

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.

RVUs for 17273PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,637 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)