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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

17283 in Wyoming**

Office / nonfacility

$235.31

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$138.78

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 17283: Malignant lesion destruction, face or similar site

Destruction of a malignant skin lesion measuring 2.1–3.0 cm on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mucous membranes.

This service destroys a malignant skin lesion on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mucous membranes, with the lesion measuring 2.1–3.0 cm. A dermatologist or other qualified clinician may use an appropriate destructive method, such as cryosurgery, electrosurgery, or laser treatment, in an office or facility setting. The code is for malignant lesions, not benign growths or precancerous lesions treated with destruction.

Select the code using both the anatomic group and the documented lesion size; codes for other body sites have separate size series. The record should support the malignant diagnosis, treated site, lesion measurement, and destructive service performed. Medicare assigns a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 17283

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 RVU2.62 · 37%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU4.24 · 60%
  • Malpractice RVU0.25 · 4%

10.1K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1459 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.

17283 compared with similar codes

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

17282

Lesion destruction

Face and related sites, 1.1–2.0 cm

$198.67

Use 17282 for a malignant lesion in the same anatomic group measuring 1.1–2.0 cm. This code applies when the lesion measures 2.1–3.0 cm.

17284

Malignant lesion destruction

Face and related sites, 3.1–4 cm

$269.02

Use 17284 for a lesion in the same anatomic group measuring 3.1–4.0 cm; this code ends at 3.0 cm.

17263

Malignant lesion destruction

Trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1–3.0 cm

$186.82

This code is selected for the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mucous membranes. Code 17263 is for a 2.1–3.0 cm malignant lesion on the trunk, arms, or legs.

17273

Lesion destruction

Scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia

$202.34

This code covers the face and related sites. Code 17273 covers the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia for a lesion in the corresponding size range.

The same code, a different location

How does Wyoming** compare?

17283 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Wyoming** · This locality

    $235.31

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

    $264.18

    $28.87 higher than Wyoming**

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $268.36

    $33.05 higher than Wyoming**

  4. Miami

    $256.05

    $20.74 higher than Wyoming**

  5. Chicago

    $249.61

    $14.30 higher than Wyoming**

  6. Manhattan

    $270.92

    $35.61 higher than Wyoming**

  7. Alaska*

    $286.69

    $51.38 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, 17283 ranges from $213.46 in Arkansas to $305.83 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 · 17283

    Office

    $216.15

    Facility

    $131.69

    $19.16 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 17283

    Office

    $213.46

    Facility

    $130.54

    $21.85 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 17283

    Office

    $231.89

    Facility

    $138.35

    $3.42 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 17283

    Office

    $249.47

    Facility

    $143.68

    $14.16 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 17283

    Office

    $248.69

    Facility

    $142.89

    $13.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 17283

    Office

    $248.73

    Facility

    $142.94

    $13.42 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 17283

    Office

    $248.69

    Facility

    $142.89

    $13.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 17283

    Office

    $248.69

    Facility

    $142.89

    $13.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 17283

    Office

    $248.69

    Facility

    $142.89

    $13.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 17283

    Office

    $248.69

    Facility

    $142.89

    $13.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 17283

    Office

    $248.69

    Facility

    $142.89

    $13.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 17283

    Office

    $283.92

    Facility

    $156.70

    $48.61 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 17283

    Office

    $262.56

    Facility

    $148.46

    $27.25 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 17283

    Office

    $248.69

    Facility

    $142.89

    $13.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 17283

    Office

    $248.69

    Facility

    $142.89

    $13.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 17283

    Office

    $251.42

    Facility

    $145.63

    $16.11 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 17283

    Office

    $259.84

    Facility

    $147.58

    $24.53 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 17283

    Office

    $258.84

    Facility

    $146.96

    $23.53 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 17283

    Office

    $264.04

    Facility

    $148.59

    $28.73 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 17283

    Office

    $299.34

    Facility

    $163.24

    $64.03 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 17283

    Office

    $299.06

    Facility

    $162.95

    $63.75 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 17283

    Office

    $305.83

    Facility

    $166.63

    $70.52 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 17283

    Office

    $304.67

    Facility

    $165.47

    $69.36 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 17283

    Office

    $254.78

    Facility

    $144.83

    $19.47 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 17283

    Office

    $265.89

    Facility

    $148.61

    $30.58 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 17283

    Office

    $259.57

    Facility

    $147.01

    $24.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 17283

    Office

    $268.52

    Facility

    $149.98

    $33.21 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 17283

    Office

    $248.69

    Facility

    $142.89

    $13.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 17283

    Office

    $283.51

    Facility

    $156.29

    $48.20 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 17283

    Office

    $248.69

    Facility

    $142.89

    $13.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 17283

    Office

    $248.69

    Facility

    $142.89

    $13.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 17283

    Office

    $245.77

    Facility

    $143.06

    $10.46 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 17283

    Office

    $251.89

    Facility

    $147.93

    $16.58 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 17283

    Office

    $235.38

    Facility

    $140.00

    $0.07 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 17283

    Office

    $246.07

    Facility

    $148.28

    $10.76 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 17283

    Office

    $235.45

    Facility

    $143.17

    $0.14 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 17283

    Office

    $241.69

    Facility

    $143.61

    $6.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 17283

    Office

    $223.79

    Facility

    $137.69

    $11.52 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 17283

    Office

    $253.37

    Facility

    $143.61

    $18.06 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 17283

    Office

    $220.41

    Facility

    $132.08

    $14.90 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 17283

    Office

    $221.75

    Facility

    $132.94

    $13.56 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 17283

    Office

    $234.62

    Facility

    $145.81

    $0.69 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 17283

    Office

    $229.86

    Facility

    $141.73

    $5.45 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 17283

    Office

    $248.36

    Facility

    $149.23

    $13.05 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 17283

    Office

    $222.85

    Facility

    $133.37

    $12.46 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 17283

    Office

    $219.74

    Facility

    $132.48

    $15.57 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 17283

    Office

    $221.05

    Facility

    $135.24

    $14.26 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 17283

    Office

    $230.26

    Facility

    $139.43

    $5.05 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 17283

    Office

    $220.84

    Facility

    $135.42

    $14.47 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 17283

    Office

    $267.62

    Facility

    $152.37

    $32.31 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 17283

    Office

    $244.69

    Facility

    $143.05

    $9.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 17283

    Office

    $251.20

    Facility

    $147.62

    $15.89 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 17283

    Office

    $239.37

    Facility

    $141.68

    $4.06 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 17283

    Office

    $222.99

    Facility

    $134.19

    $12.32 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 17283

    Office

    $233.12

    Facility

    $137.46

    $2.19 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 17283

    Office

    $238.25

    Facility

    $145.10

    $2.94 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 17283

    Office

    $226.24

    Facility

    $138.11

    $9.07 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 17283

    Office

    $235.71

    Facility

    $136.38

    $0.40 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 17283

    Office

    $228.65

    Facility

    $138.01

    $6.66 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 17283

    Office

    $230.70

    Facility

    $138.80

    $4.61 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 17283

    Office

    $217.72

    Facility

    $134.51

    $17.59 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 17283

    Office

    $215.62

    Facility

    $132.50

    $19.69 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 17283

    Office

    $237.46

    Facility

    $140.94

    $2.15 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 17283

    Office

    $224.98

    Facility

    $134.92

    $10.33 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 17283

    Office

    $232.52

    Facility

    $135.99

    $2.79 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 17283

    Office

    $221.38

    Facility

    $132.29

    $13.93 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 17283

    Office

    $242.24

    Facility

    $141.76

    $6.93 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 17283

    Office

    $266.22

    Facility

    $154.25

    $30.91 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 17283

    Office

    $254.82

    Facility

    $149.41

    $19.51 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 17283

    Office

    $227.40

    Facility

    $138.89

    $7.91 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 17283

    Office

    $236.23

    Facility

    $139.60

    $0.92 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 17283

    Office

    $277.00

    Facility

    $162.23

    $41.69 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 17283

    Office

    $256.63

    Facility

    $150.93

    $21.32 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 17283

    Office

    $272.55

    Facility

    $158.45

    $37.24 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 17283

    Office

    $227.92

    Facility

    $136.22

    $7.39 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 17283

    Office

    $225.23

    Facility

    $137.10

    $10.08 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 17283

    Office

    $220.46

    Facility

    $134.26

    $14.85 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 17283

    Office

    $252.46

    Facility

    $145.22

    $17.15 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 17283

    Office

    $234.43

    Facility

    $138.29

    $0.88 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 17283

    Office

    $246.47

    Facility

    $145.99

    $11.16 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 17283

    Office

    $225.41

    Facility

    $136.80

    $9.90 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 17283

    Office

    $238.91

    Facility

    $141.32

    $3.60 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 17283

    Office

    $242.91

    Facility

    $143.20

    $7.60 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 17283

    Office

    $225.46

    Facility

    $136.27

    $9.85 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 17283

    Office

    $231.94

    Facility

    $135.41

    $3.37 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 17283

    Office

    $220.73

    Facility

    $132.98

    $14.58 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 17283

    Office

    $244.92

    Facility

    $142.79

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

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 17283

    Office

    $224.14

    Facility

    $136.30

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

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 17283

    Office

    $235.07

    Facility

    $139.41

    $0.24 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 17283

    Office

    $236.52

    Facility

    $140.37

    $1.21 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 17283

    Office

    $235.21

    Facility

    $140.03

    $0.10 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 17283

    Office

    $235.75

    Facility

    $139.90

    $0.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 17283

    Office

    $240.33

    Facility

    $144.48

    $5.02 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 17283

    Office

    $229.45

    Facility

    $137.84

    $5.86 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 17283

    Office

    $228.13

    Facility

    $137.39

    $7.18 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 17283

    Office

    $232.62

    Facility

    $137.73

    $2.69 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 17283

    Office

    $238.91

    Facility

    $141.32

    $3.60 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 17283

    Office

    $231.94

    Facility

    $136.38

    $3.37 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 17283

    Office

    $244.13

    Facility

    $142.48

    $8.82 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 17283

    Office

    $272.48

    Facility

    $154.03

    $37.17 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 17283

    Office

    $225.75

    Facility

    $133.28

    $9.56 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 17283

    Office

    $222.53

    Facility

    $138.64

    $12.78 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

17283 · 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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$213.46

$286.69

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$286.691
AL$216.151
AR$213.461
AZ$231.891
CA$248.69–$305.8329
CO$245.771
CT$251.891
DC$268.361
DE$235.381
FL$235.45–$256.053
GA$223.79–$241.692
GU$253.371
HI$253.371
IA$220.411
ID$221.751
IL$229.86–$249.614
IN$222.851
KS$219.741
KY$221.051
LA$220.84–$230.262
MA$244.69–$267.622
MD$239.37–$268.363
ME$222.99–$233.122
MI$226.24–$238.252
MN$235.711
MO$217.72–$230.703
MS$215.621
MT$237.461
NC$224.981
ND$232.521
NE$221.381
NH$242.241
NJ$254.82–$266.222
NM$227.401
NV$236.231
NY$227.92–$277.005
OH$225.231
OK$220.461
OR$234.43–$252.462
PA$225.41–$246.472
PR$238.911
RI$242.911
SC$225.461
SD$231.941
TN$220.731
TX$224.14–$244.928
UT$228.131
VA$232.62–$268.362
VI$238.911
VT$231.941
WA$244.13–$272.482
WI$225.751
WV$222.531
WY$235.311

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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 17283 in Wyoming**, the physician’s office rate is $235.31 and the facility-setting rate is $138.78: a difference of $96.53.

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 17283 in Wyoming**. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$258.84

$235.31 × 110% = $258.84

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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 17283 in Wyoming**.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,643

Code
17283
Physician work
2.62
Practice expense
4.24
Malpractice
0.25

GPCI2026.csv

112

Locality
Wyoming**
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.000
Malpractice
0.740
Office / nonfacility calculation for 17283 in Wyoming**
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.62× 1.0002.6200
Practice expense4.24× 1.0004.2400
Malpractice0.25× 0.7400.1850
Total RVUs7.0450
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Wyoming**$235.31

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.621
Practice expense4.241
Malpractice0.250.74

(2.62 × 1 + 4.24 × 1 + 0.25 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $235.31

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.621
Practice expense1.351
Malpractice0.250.74

(2.62 × 1 + 1.35 × 1 + 0.25 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $138.78

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

17283 · Office / nonfacility

$235.31

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.90 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $234.41 to $235.31 (0.4%).

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

    $234.41changed to$235.31

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.69 changed to 2.62
    • Practice expense RVU 4.35 changed to 4.24
    • Malpractice RVU 0.28 changed to 0.25
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.739 changed to 0.740

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $234.41

    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$235.31$138.78RVU26D
2026-07-01$235.31$138.78RVU26C
2026-04-01$235.31$138.78RVU26B
2026-01-01$235.31$138.78RVU26A
2025-10-01$234.41$163.90RVU25D
2025-07-01$234.41$163.90RVU25C
2025-04-01$234.41$163.90RVU25B
2025-01-01$234.41$163.90RVU25A

17283 billing questions

How is this code distinguished from 17282?

Both cover malignant lesions in the same anatomic group. Use 17283 for a lesion measuring 2.1–3.0 cm; 17282 covers the smaller 1.1–2.0 cm range.

When should a code from the 17260 series be used instead?

The 17260 series is for malignant lesions on the trunk, arms, or legs. This code is for lesions on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mucous membranes.

Are related postoperative visits billed separately?

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

Can modifier 50 be used for lesions on both sides?

No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply to this code, and modifier 50 is inappropriate.

How are other procedures performed in the same session paid?

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

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

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 17283PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,643 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Wyoming**GPCI2026.csv, line 112 (RVU26D)
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