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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

15005 in Wyoming**

Office / nonfacility

$121.63

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$75.21

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.

Wound surgery

About 15005: Additional recipient-site preparation, face or hand

Reports additional recipient-site preparation on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, genitalia, hands, feet, or multiple digits beyond the initial treated area.

This add-on reports further surgical preparation of a recipient site in the specified areas by excising an open wound, burn eschar, or scar, including subcutaneous tissue. A plastic, reconstructive, or burn surgeon may perform the work before grafting or another reconstructive service in an operating room or outpatient surgical setting. Examples include preparing additional wound area on a hand or face after removal of devitalized tissue or scar.

Report 15005 only with the applicable primary preparation service, 15004. The additional area is measured in 100-square-centimeter increments, or in 1% body-area increments for infants and children. Documentation should identify the treated site, the tissue excised, the area prepared, and the additional extent beyond the initial area. CMS classifies 15005 as an add-on code; payment is within the primary procedure’s global period.

CMS billing rules for 15005

Global period
Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.56 · 42%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU1.83 · 49%
  • Malpractice RVU0.34 · 9%

5.1K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1851 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.

15005 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Wyoming**, from the same CMS release.

15004

Wound preparation

Face, hands, feet, and similar sites

$399.10

15004 reports the initial qualifying recipient-site preparation; 15005 reports additional area and is used with the primary code.

15003

Wound preparation

Each additional area

$73.25

15003 covers additional preparation area on the trunk, arms, or legs. Use 15005 for additional area in the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, genitalia, hands, feet, or multiple digits.

15002

Wound preparation

Trunk, arms, or legs

$357.42

15002 reports initial recipient-site preparation on the trunk, arms, or legs. It is not the primary code for 15005’s anatomic areas.

15120

Skin graft

Special sites, initial area

$859.95

15120 reports split-thickness skin graft application to specified areas; 15005 reports additional recipient-site preparation, not graft placement.

The same code, a different location

How does Wyoming** compare?

15005 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Wyoming** · This locality

    $121.63

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

    $134.09

    $12.46 higher than Wyoming**

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $139.56

    $17.93 higher than Wyoming**

  4. Miami

    $144.46

    $22.83 higher than Wyoming**

  5. Chicago

    $139.96

    $18.33 higher than Wyoming**

  6. Manhattan

    $144.48

    $22.85 higher than Wyoming**

  7. Alaska*

    $149.51

    $27.88 higher than Wyoming**

Other payment areas listed in Wyoming 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, 15005 ranges from $110.46 in Arkansas to $152.06 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

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 15005

    Office

    $112.02

    Facility

    $71.39

    $9.61 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 15005

    Office

    $110.46

    Facility

    $70.58

    $11.17 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 15005

    Office

    $121.06

    Facility

    $76.07

    $0.57 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 15005

    Office

    $127.00

    Facility

    $76.12

    $5.37 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 15005

    Office

    $126.07

    Facility

    $75.19

    $4.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 15005

    Office

    $126.13

    Facility

    $75.24

    $4.50 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 15005

    Office

    $126.07

    Facility

    $75.19

    $4.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 15005

    Office

    $126.07

    Facility

    $75.19

    $4.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 15005

    Office

    $126.07

    Facility

    $75.19

    $4.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 15005

    Office

    $126.07

    Facility

    $75.19

    $4.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 15005

    Office

    $126.07

    Facility

    $75.19

    $4.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 15005

    Office

    $141.72

    Facility

    $80.53

    $20.09 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 15005

    Office

    $132.89

    Facility

    $78.01

    $11.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 15005

    Office

    $126.07

    Facility

    $75.19

    $4.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 15005

    Office

    $126.07

    Facility

    $75.19

    $4.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 15005

    Office

    $129.72

    Facility

    $78.84

    $8.09 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 15005

    Office

    $131.15

    Facility

    $77.16

    $9.52 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 15005

    Office

    $130.65

    Facility

    $76.84

    $9.02 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 15005

    Office

    $132.93

    Facility

    $77.40

    $11.30 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 15005

    Office

    $148.45

    Facility

    $82.99

    $26.82 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 15005

    Office

    $148.07

    Facility

    $82.60

    $26.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 15005

    Office

    $152.06

    Facility

    $85.12

    $30.43 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 15005

    Office

    $150.49

    Facility

    $83.54

    $28.86 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 15005

    Office

    $128.70

    Facility

    $75.82

    $7.07 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 15005

    Office

    $133.55

    Facility

    $77.14

    $11.92 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 15005

    Office

    $130.92

    Facility

    $76.79

    $9.29 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 15005

    Office

    $134.82

    Facility

    $77.80

    $13.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 15005

    Office

    $126.07

    Facility

    $75.19

    $4.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 15005

    Office

    $141.16

    Facility

    $79.97

    $19.53 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 15005

    Office

    $126.07

    Facility

    $75.19

    $4.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 15005

    Office

    $126.07

    Facility

    $75.19

    $4.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 15005

    Office

    $126.64

    Facility

    $77.24

    $5.01 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 15005

    Office

    $132.72

    Facility

    $82.72

    $11.09 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 15005

    Office

    $122.97

    Facility

    $77.10

    $1.34 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 15005

    Office

    $134.56

    Facility

    $87.53

    $12.93 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 15005

    Office

    $127.61

    Facility

    $83.22

    $5.98 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 15005

    Office

    $128.00

    Facility

    $80.83

    $6.37 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 15005

    Office

    $120.16

    Facility

    $78.75

    $1.47 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 15005

    Office

    $128.18

    Facility

    $75.39

    $6.55 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 15005

    Office

    $112.54

    Facility

    $70.06

    $9.09 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 15005

    Office

    $113.71

    Facility

    $71.00

    $7.92 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 15005

    Office

    $131.21

    Facility

    $88.50

    $9.58 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 15005

    Office

    $125.66

    Facility

    $83.27

    $4.03 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 15005

    Office

    $135.37

    Facility

    $87.69

    $13.74 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 15005

    Office

    $114.29

    Facility

    $71.25

    $7.34 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 15005

    Office

    $113.08

    Facility

    $71.11

    $8.55 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 15005

    Office

    $116.84

    Facility

    $75.56

    $4.79 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 15005

    Office

    $122.52

    Facility

    $78.84

    $0.89 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 15005

    Office

    $117.08

    Facility

    $75.99

    $4.55 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 15005

    Office

    $137.33

    Facility

    $81.90

    $15.70 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 15005

    Office

    $126.35

    Facility

    $77.47

    $4.72 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 15005

    Office

    $132.57

    Facility

    $82.76

    $10.94 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 15005

    Office

    $124.91

    Facility

    $77.92

    $3.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 15005

    Office

    $115.40

    Facility

    $72.69

    $6.23 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 15005

    Office

    $119.84

    Facility

    $73.84

    $1.79 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 15005

    Office

    $130.24

    Facility

    $85.43

    $8.61 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 15005

    Office

    $120.73

    Facility

    $78.34

    $0.90 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 15005

    Office

    $118.36

    Facility

    $70.59

    $3.27 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 15005

    Office

    $120.60

    Facility

    $77.00

    $1.03 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 15005

    Office

    $121.67

    Facility

    $77.48

    $0.04 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 15005

    Office

    $115.86

    Facility

    $75.83

    $5.77 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 15005

    Office

    $113.13

    Facility

    $73.15

    $8.50 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 15005

    Office

    $124.56

    Facility

    $78.14

    $2.93 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 15005

    Office

    $116.39

    Facility

    $73.07

    $5.24 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 15005

    Office

    $117.84

    Facility

    $71.41

    $3.79 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 15005

    Office

    $112.82

    Facility

    $69.96

    $8.81 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 15005

    Office

    $125.67

    Facility

    $77.34

    $4.04 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 15005

    Office

    $138.42

    Facility

    $84.56

    $16.79 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 15005

    Office

    $133.39

    Facility

    $82.70

    $11.76 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 15005

    Office

    $121.79

    Facility

    $79.22

    $0.16 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 15005

    Office

    $122.75

    Facility

    $76.28

    $1.12 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 15005

    Office

    $149.20

    Facility

    $94.00

    $27.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 15005

    Office

    $135.12

    Facility

    $84.28

    $13.49 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 15005

    Office

    $144.06

    Facility

    $89.19

    $22.43 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 15005

    Office

    $118.16

    Facility

    $74.05

    $3.47 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 15005

    Office

    $119.36

    Facility

    $76.97

    $2.27 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 15005

    Office

    $115.51

    Facility

    $74.05

    $6.12 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 15005

    Office

    $129.30

    Facility

    $77.72

    $7.67 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 15005

    Office

    $120.97

    Facility

    $74.73

    $0.66 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 15005

    Office

    $130.22

    Facility

    $81.89

    $8.59 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 15005

    Office

    $118.95

    Facility

    $76.33

    $2.68 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 15005

    Office

    $125.09

    Facility

    $78.15

    $3.46 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 15005

    Office

    $126.37

    Facility

    $78.41

    $4.74 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 15005

    Office

    $118.24

    Facility

    $75.34

    $3.39 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 15005

    Office

    $117.04

    Facility

    $70.62

    $4.59 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 15005

    Office

    $113.77

    Facility

    $71.56

    $7.86 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 15005

    Office

    $126.94

    Facility

    $77.82

    $5.31 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 15005

    Office

    $118.28

    Facility

    $76.03

    $3.35 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 15005

    Office

    $121.95

    Facility

    $75.94

    $0.32 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 15005

    Office

    $123.20

    Facility

    $76.96

    $1.57 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 15005

    Office

    $122.73

    Facility

    $76.96

    $1.10 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 15005

    Office

    $122.62

    Facility

    $76.52

    $0.99 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 15005

    Office

    $128.84

    Facility

    $82.74

    $7.21 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 15005

    Office

    $120.37

    Facility

    $76.31

    $1.26 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 15005

    Office

    $119.76

    Facility

    $76.12

    $1.87 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 15005

    Office

    $120.21

    Facility

    $74.57

    $1.42 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 15005

    Office

    $125.09

    Facility

    $78.15

    $3.46 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 15005

    Office

    $118.36

    Facility

    $72.40

    $3.27 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 15005

    Office

    $125.79

    Facility

    $76.90

    $4.16 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 15005

    Office

    $138.99

    Facility

    $82.02

    $17.36 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 15005

    Office

    $114.16

    Facility

    $69.68

    $7.47 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 15005

    Office

    $121.47

    Facility

    $81.13

    $0.16 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

15005 · 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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$110.46

$149.51

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$149.511
AL$112.021
AR$110.461
AZ$121.061
CA$126.07–$152.0629
CO$126.641
CT$132.721
DC$139.561
DE$122.971
FL$127.61–$144.463
GA$120.16–$128.002
GU$128.181
HI$128.181
IA$112.541
ID$113.711
IL$125.66–$139.964
IN$114.291
KS$113.081
KY$116.841
LA$117.08–$122.522
MA$126.35–$137.332
MD$124.91–$139.563
ME$115.40–$119.842
MI$120.73–$130.242
MN$118.361
MO$115.86–$121.673
MS$113.131
MT$124.561
NC$116.391
ND$117.841
NE$112.821
NH$125.671
NJ$133.39–$138.422
NM$121.791
NV$122.751
NY$118.16–$149.205
OH$119.361
OK$115.511
OR$120.97–$129.302
PA$118.95–$130.222
PR$125.091
RI$126.371
SC$118.241
SD$117.041
TN$113.771
TX$118.28–$128.848
UT$119.761
VA$120.21–$139.562
VI$125.091
VT$118.361
WA$125.79–$138.992
WI$114.161
WV$121.471
WY$121.631

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Where does this rate apply?

Wyoming** is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 205 cities and communities in Wyoming, including the examples shown here.

Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For 15005 in Wyoming**, the physician’s office rate is $121.63 and the facility-setting rate is $75.21: a difference of $46.42.

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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Turn a percentage into dollars for 15005 in Wyoming**. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$133.79

$121.63 × 110% = $133.79

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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 15005 in Wyoming**.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,469

Code
15005
Physician work
1.56
Practice expense
1.83
Malpractice
0.34

GPCI2026.csv

112

Locality
Wyoming**
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.000
Malpractice
0.740
Office / nonfacility calculation for 15005 in Wyoming**
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.56× 1.0001.5600
Practice expense1.83× 1.0001.8300
Malpractice0.34× 0.7400.2516
Total RVUs3.6416
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Wyoming**$121.63

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
Work1.561
Practice expense1.831
Malpractice0.340.74

(1.56 × 1 + 1.83 × 1 + 0.34 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $121.63

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.561
Practice expense0.441
Malpractice0.340.74

(1.56 × 1 + 0.44 × 1 + 0.34 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $75.21

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

15005 · Office / nonfacility

$121.63

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $11.29 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $110.34 to $121.63 (10.2%).

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

    $110.34changed to$121.63

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 1.60 changed to 1.56
    • Practice expense RVU 1.56 changed to 1.83
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.739 changed to 0.740

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $110.34

    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$121.63$75.21RVU26D
2026-07-01$121.63$75.21RVU26C
2026-04-01$121.63$75.21RVU26B
2026-01-01$121.63$75.21RVU26A
2025-10-01$110.34$83.82RVU25D
2025-07-01$110.34$83.82RVU25C
2025-04-01$110.34$83.82RVU25B
2025-01-01$110.34$83.82RVU25A

15005 billing questions

When should 15005 be chosen instead of 15004?

Use 15004 for the initial recipient-site preparation in the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, genitalia, hands, feet, or multiple digits. Report 15005 for additional qualifying area beyond that initial service.

Can 15005 be billed by itself?

No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with the applicable primary service, 15004.

Can wound preparation be reported with a skin graft?

It may be reported with a graft service when the surgeon performs and documents distinct recipient-site preparation in addition to graft application. The graft code represents the grafting work, not the additional area preparation described by 15005.

How is the additional area counted?

Document the additional area prepared in 100-square-centimeter increments. For infants and children, the descriptor uses additional 1% body-area increments.

What documentation supports 15005?

Record the qualifying anatomic site, the open wound, burn eschar, or scar excised, the tissue depth involved, and the additional area prepared beyond the initial area reported with 15004.

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 15005PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,469 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Wyoming**GPCI2026.csv, line 112 (RVU26D)
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