No office rate
The key distinction is mediastinal lymphadenectomy: this code is for tumor excision without it; 21603 includes it.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
21602 in Wyoming**
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1482.98
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.
Thoracic surgery
About 21602: Chest wall tumor excision without lymphadenectomy
Reports surgical removal of a chest wall tumor, including involved ribs, when the operation does not include mediastinal lymphadenectomy.
A thoracic surgeon or surgical oncologist reports this service for removal of a chest wall tumor that involves the ribs, without mediastinal lymphadenectomy. A typical setting is an operating room, with the operative report describing the tumor’s site and extent, the chest wall structures removed, and the absence of mediastinal node dissection. Rib removal performed as part of the tumor resection is included in the service; this is not a code for an isolated rib resection.
Select this code based on the operation actually performed, distinguishing it from the related tumor-excision service that includes mediastinal lymphadenectomy. The operative report should support the tumor excision and its extent, including any rib resection. CMS 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 may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation. Modifier 50 is inappropriate, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 21602
- 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 may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU21.64 · 47%
- Practice expense (office) RVU18.83 · 41%
- Malpractice RVU5.31 · 12%
152
Medicare services in 2024 · #4552 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.
21602 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Wyoming**, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
21600 describes costochondral resection. Use this code for chest wall tumor excision, not isolated removal of a costochondral segment.
No office rate
21630 is for radical resection of the sternum. This code is for chest wall tumor excision without mediastinal lymphadenectomy.
The same code, a different location
How does Wyoming** compare?
21602 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Wyoming** · This locality
Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Unavailable
No comparable rate is available in this setting.
Other payment areas listed in Wyoming 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
Alabama
Alabama · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1373.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1354.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1484.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1533.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1519.46
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1520.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1519.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1519.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1519.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1519.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1519.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1687.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1596.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1519.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1519.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1576.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1575.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1569.21
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1592.82
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1759.67
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1753.64
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1804.30
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1779.64
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1546.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1597.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1571.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1611.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1519.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1678.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1519.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1519.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1539.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1629.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1507.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1680.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1590.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1576.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1495.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1540.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1368.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1385.31
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1658.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1574.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1688.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1392.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1380.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1444.21
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1516.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1449.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1661.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1537.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1628.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1529.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1411.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1457.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1628.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1497.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1422.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1486.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1499.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1437.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1395.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1528.74
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1422.93
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1423.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1370.35
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1532.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1687.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1633.07
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1512.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1500.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1846.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1658.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1768.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1444.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1475.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1422.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1565.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1602.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1467.77
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1533.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1544.43
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1454.69
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1411.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1389.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1546.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1459.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1490.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1507.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1503.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1499.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1597.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1479.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1466.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1533.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1435.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1529.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1675.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1379.95
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 21602
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1523.14
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
21602 · 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?
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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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 21602 in Wyoming**. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1631.28
$1482.98 × 110% = $1631.28
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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 21602 in Wyoming**.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,010
- Code
- 21602
- Physician work
- 21.64
- Practice expense
- 18.83
- Malpractice
- 5.31
GPCI2026.csv
112
- Locality
- Wyoming**
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.000
- Malpractice
- 0.740
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 21.64 | × 1.000 | 21.6400 |
| Practice expense | 18.83 | × 1.000 | 18.8300 |
| Malpractice | 5.31 | × 0.740 | 3.9294 |
| Total RVUs | 44.3994 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Wyoming**$1482.98
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 21.64 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 18.83 | 1 |
| Malpractice | 5.31 | 0.74 |
(21.64 × 1 + 18.83 × 1 + 5.31 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $1482.98
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
21602 · 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 | $1482.98 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1482.98 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1482.98 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1482.98 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1457.65 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1457.65 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1457.65 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1457.65 | RVU25A |
21602 billing questions
How does this code differ from 21603?
This code describes chest wall tumor excision without mediastinal lymphadenectomy. Use 21603 when the operation also includes mediastinal lymphadenectomy.
Can the rib resection be reported separately?
When rib removal is part of the chest wall tumor resection, it is included in this service. This code is not for an isolated rib resection.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
The operative report should identify the chest wall tumor, the structures removed, any involved ribs resected, and whether mediastinal lymphadenectomy was performed.
Should modifier 50 be used for bilateral work?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.
How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative billing?
The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is 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.
2,00721558,,Resect neck tumor 5 cm/>,A,,21.04,11.03,NA,11.03,,4.50,36.57,36.57,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,00821600,,Partial removal of rib,A,,7.08,8.24,NA,8.24,,1.68,17.00,17.00,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,00921601,,Exc chest wall tumor w/ribs,A,,17.34,11.50,NA,11.50,,4.44,33.28,33.28,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,01021602,,Exc ch wal tum w/o lymphadec,A,,21.64,18.83,NA,18.83,,5.31,45.78,45.78,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,01121603,,Exc ch wal tum w/lymphadec,A,,24.54,19.34,NA,19.34,,6.18,50.06,50.06,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,01221610,,Costotransversectomy,A,,15.51,14.38,NA,14.38,,6.54,36.43,36.43,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,01321615,,Excision 1st &/cervical rib,A,,10.19,4.71,NA,4.71,,2.54,17.44,17.44,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
10902402,WA,99,REST OF WASHINGTON,1.013,1.053,0.761
11011402,WV,16,WEST VIRGINIA,1.000,0.869,1.431
11106302,WI,00,WISCONSIN,1.000,0.958,0.308
11203602,WY,21,WYOMING**,1.000,1.000,0.740
113"MAC Assignments as of November 22, 2023",,,,,,
114,,,,,,
115*Work GPCI reflects a 1.5 floor in Alaska established by the MIPPA.,,,,,,