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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

21029 in Redding

Office / nonfacility

$844.92

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$579.15

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 21029: Facial bone benign tumor contouring

Reports operative reshaping of a benign facial bone tumor when the surgeon contours the lesion rather than performing a distinct excision.

Code 21029 describes surgically reducing and reshaping a benign tumor of a facial bone, typically by burring or similar contouring. An oral and maxillofacial surgeon or craniofacial surgeon may perform the procedure when a bony growth creates a prominence or irregular facial contour. The operative approach and extent depend on the lesion’s location and the correction needed; this is not a code for removing a soft-tissue facial mass.

Report the code when the operative documentation supports a benign facial bone tumor treated by contouring. Record the bone and lesion treated, the technique, and the work performed; distinguish contouring from excision of a defined tumor or removal of an exostosis. Medicare assigns 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% reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 21029

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 is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU8.18 · 34%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU14.83 · 61%
  • Malpractice RVU1.35 · 6%

187

Medicare services in 2024 · #4373 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.

21029 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.

21026

Facial bone excision

One or more facial bones

$602.78

21026 describes excision of facial bone. Choose 21029 when the documented service is contouring a benign facial bone tumor rather than excising facial bone.

21030

Bone lesion excision

Maxilla or zygoma, benign

$497.98

21030 describes excision of a benign tumor of the maxilla or zygoma. 21029 represents contouring a benign facial bone tumor, not that excision service.

21031

Exostosis removal

Mandible

$410.30

21031 is for removal of a mandibular exostosis. Use the documented diagnosis and procedure to distinguish an exostosis removal from contouring a benign facial bone tumor.

The same code, a different location

How does Redding compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 21029 is $848.76—$3.84 higher than the $844.92 rate in Redding. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

21029 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Redding · This locality

    $844.92

  2. Bakersfield

    $848.76

    $3.84 higher than Redding

  3. Chico

    $844.92

    The same base rate than Redding

  4. El Centro

    $845.15

    $0.23 higher than Redding

  5. Fresno

    $844.92

    The same base rate than Redding

  6. Hanford-Corcoran

    $844.92

    The same base rate than Redding

  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $900.34

    $55.42 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, 21029 ranges from $721.93 in Arkansas to $1041.72 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 · 21029

    Office

    $844.92

    Facility

    $579.15

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 21029

    Office

    $844.92

    Facility

    $579.15

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 21029

    Office

    $844.92

    Facility

    $579.15

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 21029

    Office

    $966.19

    Facility

    $646.59

    $121.27 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 21029

    Office

    $894.45

    Facility

    $607.82

    $49.53 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 21029

    Office

    $844.92

    Facility

    $579.15

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 21029

    Office

    $859.49

    Facility

    $593.72

    $14.57 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 21029

    Office

    $883.30

    Facility

    $601.28

    $38.38 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 21029

    Office

    $879.95

    Facility

    $598.91

    $35.03 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 21029

    Office

    $898.28

    Facility

    $608.26

    $53.36 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 21029

    Office

    $1018.29

    Facility

    $676.38

    $173.37 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 21029

    Office

    $1016.76

    Facility

    $674.85

    $171.84 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 21029

    Office

    $1041.72

    Facility

    $692.04

    $196.80 higher than Redding for the office setting.

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

    California · 21029

    Office

    $1035.45

    Facility

    $685.78

    $190.53 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 21029

    Office

    $866.22

    Facility

    $590.02

    $21.30 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 21029

    Office

    $904.96

    Facility

    $610.33

    $60.04 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 21029

    Office

    $882.60

    Facility

    $599.86

    $37.68 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 21029

    Office

    $913.86

    Facility

    $616.08

    $68.94 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 21029

    Office

    $844.92

    Facility

    $579.15

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 21029

    Office

    $963.98

    Facility

    $644.38

    $119.06 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 21029

    Office

    $844.92

    Facility

    $579.15

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 21029

    Office

    $844.92

    Facility

    $579.15

    The same base rate than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 21029

    Office

    $921.66

    Facility

    $636.01

    $76.74 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 21029

    Office

    $902.90

    Facility

    $650.47

    $57.98 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 21029

    Office

    $876.43

    Facility

    $632.73

    $31.51 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 21029

    Office

    $937.80

    Facility

    $656.03

    $92.88 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 21029

    Office

    $962.21

    Facility

    $703.95

    $117.29 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 21029

    Office

    $732.16

    Facility

    $519.98

    $112.76 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 21029

    Office

    $721.93

    Facility

    $513.64

    $122.99 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 21029

    Office

    $791.80

    Facility

    $556.82

    $53.12 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 21029

    Office

    $838.75

    Facility

    $580.74

    $6.17 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 21029

    Office

    $866.72

    Facility

    $605.56

    $21.80 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 21029

    Office

    $804.51

    Facility

    $564.93

    $40.41 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 21029

    Office

    $856.52

    Facility

    $610.88

    $11.60 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 21029

    Office

    $814.53

    Facility

    $582.71

    $30.39 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 21029

    Office

    $831.45

    Facility

    $585.08

    $13.47 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 21029

    Office

    $768.81

    Facility

    $552.51

    $76.11 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 21029

    Office

    $862.52

    Facility

    $586.81

    $17.60 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 21029

    Office

    $744.35

    Facility

    $522.47

    $100.57 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 21029

    Office

    $750.26

    Facility

    $527.16

    $94.66 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 21029

    Office

    $819.74

    Facility

    $596.65

    $25.18 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 21029

    Office

    $795.94

    Facility

    $574.54

    $48.98 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 21029

    Office

    $863.74

    Facility

    $614.71

    $18.82 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 21029

    Office

    $754.31

    Facility

    $529.52

    $90.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 21029

    Office

    $743.73

    Facility

    $524.52

    $101.19 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 21029

    Office

    $754.83

    Facility

    $539.26

    $90.09 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 21029

    Office

    $790.55

    Facility

    $562.37

    $54.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 21029

    Office

    $754.79

    Facility

    $540.18

    $90.13 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 21029

    Office

    $915.98

    Facility

    $626.45

    $71.06 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 21029

    Office

    $835.12

    Facility

    $579.77

    $9.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 21029

    Office

    $864.86

    Facility

    $604.67

    $19.94 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 21029

    Office

    $818.62

    Facility

    $573.22

    $26.30 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 21029

    Office

    $756.97

    Facility

    $533.88

    $87.95 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 21029

    Office

    $792.55

    Facility

    $552.24

    $52.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 21029

    Office

    $827.24

    Facility

    $593.24

    $17.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 21029

    Office

    $776.37

    Facility

    $554.97

    $68.55 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 21029

    Office

    $796.27

    Facility

    $546.74

    $48.65 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 21029

    Office

    $782.39

    Facility

    $554.69

    $62.53 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 21029

    Office

    $789.96

    Facility

    $559.11

    $54.96 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 21029

    Office

    $744.12

    Facility

    $535.09

    $100.80 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 21029

    Office

    $733.03

    Facility

    $524.24

    $111.89 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 21029

    Office

    $813.56

    Facility

    $571.07

    $31.36 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 21029

    Office

    $764.18

    Facility

    $537.94

    $80.74 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 21029

    Office

    $786.86

    Facility

    $544.37

    $58.06 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 21029

    Office

    $747.46

    Facility

    $523.64

    $97.46 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 21029

    Office

    $828.32

    Facility

    $575.89

    $16.60 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 21029

    Office

    $913.18

    Facility

    $631.89

    $68.26 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 21029

    Office

    $874.52

    Facility

    $609.72

    $29.60 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 21029

    Office

    $781.60

    Facility

    $559.23

    $63.32 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 21029

    Office

    $806.61

    Facility

    $563.88

    $38.31 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 21029

    Office

    $963.39

    Facility

    $675.07

    $118.47 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 21029

    Office

    $882.47

    Facility

    $616.94

    $37.55 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 21029

    Office

    $941.21

    Facility

    $654.59

    $96.29 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 21029

    Office

    $775.49

    Facility

    $545.12

    $69.43 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 21029

    Office

    $770.91

    Facility

    $549.52

    $74.01 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 21029

    Office

    $750.59

    Facility

    $534.05

    $94.33 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 21029

    Office

    $861.46

    Facility

    $592.05

    $16.54 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 21029

    Office

    $798.27

    Facility

    $556.75

    $46.65 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 21029

    Office

    $847.58

    Facility

    $595.14

    $2.66 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 21029

    Office

    $770.55

    Facility

    $547.94

    $74.37 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 21029

    Office

    $818.42

    Facility

    $573.26

    $26.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 21029

    Office

    $830.31

    Facility

    $579.82

    $14.61 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 21029

    Office

    $769.24

    Facility

    $545.18

    $75.68 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 21029

    Office

    $783.71

    Facility

    $541.21

    $61.21 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 21029

    Office

    $747.69

    Facility

    $527.27

    $97.23 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 21029

    Office

    $837.78

    Facility

    $581.23

    $7.14 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 21029

    Office

    $765.86

    Facility

    $545.20

    $79.06 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 21029

    Office

    $801.45

    Facility

    $561.15

    $43.47 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 21029

    Office

    $807.72

    Facility

    $566.20

    $37.20 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 21029

    Office

    $803.35

    Facility

    $564.26

    $41.57 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 21029

    Office

    $804.61

    Facility

    $563.82

    $40.31 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 21029

    Office

    $829.32

    Facility

    $588.53

    $15.60 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 21029

    Office

    $784.01

    Facility

    $553.89

    $60.91 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 21029

    Office

    $779.33

    Facility

    $551.39

    $65.59 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 21029

    Office

    $791.97

    Facility

    $553.60

    $52.95 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 21029

    Office

    $818.42

    Facility

    $573.26

    $26.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 21029

    Office

    $786.42

    Facility

    $546.35

    $58.50 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 21029

    Office

    $832.67

    Facility

    $577.33

    $12.25 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 21029

    Office

    $931.50

    Facility

    $633.96

    $86.58 higher than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 21029

    Office

    $761.64

    Facility

    $529.33

    $83.28 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 21029

    Office

    $768.19

    Facility

    $557.47

    $76.73 lower than Redding for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 21029

    Office

    $801.92

    Facility

    $559.43

    $43.00 lower than Redding for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

21029 · 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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$721.93

$962.21

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$962.211
AL$732.161
AR$721.931
AZ$791.801
CA$844.92–$1,041.7229
CO$838.751
CT$866.721
DC$921.661
DE$804.511
FL$814.53–$902.903
GA$768.81–$831.452
GU$862.521
HI$862.521
IA$744.351
ID$750.261
IL$795.94–$876.434
IN$754.311
KS$743.731
KY$754.831
LA$754.79–$790.552
MA$835.12–$915.982
MD$818.62–$921.663
ME$756.97–$792.552
MI$776.37–$827.242
MN$796.271
MO$744.12–$789.963
MS$733.031
MT$813.561
NC$764.181
ND$786.861
NE$747.461
NH$828.321
NJ$874.52–$913.182
NM$781.601
NV$806.611
NY$775.49–$963.395
OH$770.911
OK$750.591
OR$798.27–$861.462
PA$770.55–$847.582
PR$818.421
RI$830.311
SC$769.241
SD$783.711
TN$747.691
TX$765.86–$837.788
UT$779.331
VA$791.97–$921.662
VI$818.421
VT$786.421
WA$832.67–$931.502
WI$761.641
WV$768.191
WY$801.921

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 21029 in Redding, the physician’s office rate is $844.92 and the facility-setting rate is $579.15: a difference of $265.77.

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

$929.41

$844.92 × 110% = $929.41

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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 21029 in Redding.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,845

Code
21029
Physician work
8.18
Practice expense
14.83
Malpractice
1.35

GPCI2026.csv

19

Locality
Redding
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for 21029 in Redding
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work8.18× 1.0178.3191
Practice expense14.83× 1.09616.2537
Malpractice1.35× 0.5360.7236
Total RVUs25.2963
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Redding$844.92

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work8.181.017
Practice expense14.831.096
Malpractice1.350.536

(8.18 × 1.017 + 14.83 × 1.096 + 1.35 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $844.92

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work8.181.017
Practice expense7.571.096
Malpractice1.350.536

(8.18 × 1.017 + 7.57 × 1.096 + 1.35 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $579.15

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

21029 · Office / nonfacility

$844.92

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $59.85 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $785.07 to $844.92 (7.6%).

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

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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

    $785.07changed to$844.92

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 8.39 changed to 8.18
    • Practice expense RVU 13.72 changed to 14.83
    • Malpractice RVU 1.37 changed to 1.35
    • 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: $785.07

    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.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$844.92$579.15RVU26D
2026-07-01$844.92$579.15RVU26C
2026-04-01$844.92$579.15RVU26B
2026-01-01$844.92$579.15RVU26A
2025-10-01$785.07$629.86RVU25D
2025-07-01$785.07$629.86RVU25C
2025-04-01$785.07$629.86RVU25B
2025-01-01$785.07$629.86RVU25A

21029 billing questions

How is 21029 different from excision of a facial bone tumor?

Use 21029 when the surgeon treats the benign tumor by contouring the facial bone. A separately excised tumor may point to a different procedure code, depending on the bone and technique.

Can 21029 be used for a mandibular or maxillary exostosis?

Do not select 21029 solely because bone was reshaped. Codes 21031 and 21032 describe removal of exostoses of the mandible and maxilla, respectively; base code selection on the documented diagnosis and procedure.

Is related postoperative care separately reported?

Related postoperative care during the 90-day global period is included, as is the day-before preoperative visit.

How are other procedures in the same session paid?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction when performed in the same session.

Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted for this code.

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 21029PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,845 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ReddingGPCI2026.csv, line 19 (RVU26D)
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