Billing code 23935: Bone drainageMedicare rate & RVUs in Redding

In Redding, Medicare pays $502.16 for 23935 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 23935 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 23935 covers

This service involves a deep incision to reach the humerus or elbow and opening the bone cortex to drain an affected site, such as a bone abscess. It is typically performed by an orthopedic surgeon in an operating room when the infection or collection requires access through the cortex rather than drainage of a superficial or soft-tissue space.

Select 23935 when the operative work includes opening the cortex of the humerus or elbow; the operative report should identify the anatomic site, the deep collection or bone involvement, and the cortical opening and drainage performed. CMS classifies the service as major surgery with 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 others at 50%. For bilateral procedures, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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.

How Redding compares for 23935

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 23935 runs from $439.85 in Arkansas to $605.96 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). Redding pays $502.16. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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23935 rates by state

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How the 23935 rate is calculated

Each of 23935’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 23935

23935 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 23935

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 23935 has changed in Redding

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Where the Redding rate applies

Redding is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• 23935 in Redding
• 23935 in Anderson
• 23935 in Bella Vista
• 23935 in Big Bend
• 23935 in Burney
• 23935 in Cassel
• 23935 in Castella
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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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