No office rate
Both codes describe palsy-related tendon-transfer reconstruction, but 25315 is for radial nerve palsy; 25316 represents a different nerve-palsy pattern.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
25315 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$721.18
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.
Hand surgery
About 25315: Radial nerve palsy tendon transfer
Reports tendon-transfer reconstruction at the forearm or wrist to restore hand function lost from radial nerve palsy, including impaired wrist, finger, or thumb extension.
This operation redirects functioning tendon action to compensate for weakness caused by radial nerve palsy. The reconstructive goal is to improve lost wrist, finger, or thumb extension. An orthopedic or hand surgeon typically performs the transfer in an operating room, often as part of reconstruction for persistent functional loss after nerve injury or palsy. The operative report should identify the palsy being addressed, the tendons transferred, and the intended functional correction.
Report 25315 for the tendon-transfer procedure when the reconstruction addresses radial nerve palsy; distinguish it from transfers performed for other nerve-palsy patterns or from tendon transfers coded under the general forearm-and-wrist pathway. This major surgery 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 is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 25315
- 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 procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU10.41 · 48%
- Practice expense (office) RVU8.96 · 42%
- Malpractice RVU2.21 · 10%
15
Medicare services in 2024 · #6061 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.
25315 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
25310 is the general forearm or wrist tendon transplantation or transfer code. Choose 25315 when the transfer is the specific reconstruction for radial nerve palsy.
No office rate
25312 addresses an additional tendon in the general forearm or wrist transfer pathway; 25315 is the palsy-specific reconstruction code.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
25315 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 · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$721.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$721.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$721.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$801.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$757.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$721.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$744.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$747.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$744.90
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$756.07
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$836.59
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$834.08
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$857.07
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$846.81
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$734.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$758.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$745.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$721.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$797.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$721.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$721.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$801.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$845.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$820.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$834.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$880.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$651.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$642.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$700.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$727.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$766.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$711.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$784.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$744.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$741.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$702.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$730.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$650.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$657.95
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$771.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$736.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$788.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$661.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$655.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$681.30
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$713.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$683.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$784.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$727.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$765.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$721.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$668.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$690.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$760.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$704.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$677.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$700.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$706.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$677.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$659.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$720.64
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$674.09
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$676.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$651.83
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$723.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$795.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$769.39
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$710.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$708.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$862.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$780.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$830.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$683.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$695.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$672.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$740.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$697.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$753.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$692.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$722.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$729.30
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$686.97
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$671.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$659.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$730.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$688.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$704.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$712.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$710.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$708.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$749.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$698.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$695.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$694.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$722.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$681.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$723.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$792.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$657.14
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$713.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 25315
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$701.60
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
25315 · 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 25315 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$793.30
$721.18 × 110% = $793.30
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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 25315 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,432
- Code
- 25315
- Physician work
- 10.41
- Practice expense
- 8.96
- Malpractice
- 2.21
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 10.41 | × 1.017 | 10.5870 |
| Practice expense | 8.96 | × 1.096 | 9.8202 |
| Malpractice | 2.21 | × 0.536 | 1.1846 |
| Total RVUs | 21.5917 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$721.18
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 10.41 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 8.96 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 2.21 | 0.536 |
(10.41 × 1.017 + 8.96 × 1.096 + 2.21 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $721.18
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
25315 · 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 | $721.18 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $721.18 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $721.18 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $721.18 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $769.31 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $769.31 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $769.31 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $769.31 | RVU25A |
25315 billing questions
How is 25315 distinguished from 25316?
25315 addresses tendon-transfer reconstruction for radial nerve palsy. 25316 is the neighboring palsy-specific code for a different nerve-palsy pattern; use the operative diagnosis and documented reconstructive purpose to distinguish them.
When would 25310 be considered instead?
25310 describes tendon transplantation or transfer in the forearm or wrist through the general tendon-transfer pathway. Use 25315 when the procedure is specifically the palsy reconstruction represented by this code.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can modifier 50 be used for bilateral surgery?
Yes. CMS identifies this as a bilateral procedure, with modifier 50 paid at 150%.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted under the CMS rules supplied for this code.
What documentation supports reporting 25315?
Document radial nerve palsy, the functional deficit being reconstructed, the tendons transferred, and the operative work performed. The record should make clear that the transfer addresses the radial-palsy pattern.
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.
2,42925301,,Fusion of tendons at wrist,A,,8.38,7.93,NA,7.93,,1.63,17.94,17.94,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,43025310,,Transplant forearm tendon,A,,8.78,9.56,NA,9.56,,1.67,20.01,20.01,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,43125312,,Transplant forearm tendon,A,,9.57,8.43,NA,8.43,,1.88,19.88,19.88,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,43225315,,Revise palsy hand tendon(s),A,,10.41,8.96,NA,8.96,,2.21,21.58,21.58,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,43325316,,Revise palsy hand tendon(s),A,,12.58,10.21,NA,10.21,,2.68,25.47,25.47,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,43425320,,Repair/revise wrist joint,A,,12.43,12.93,NA,12.93,,2.41,27.77,27.77,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,43525332,,Revise wrist joint,A,,11.45,9.53,NA,9.53,,2.22,23.20,23.20,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,0,0,9,,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