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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

28260 in Wyoming**

Office / nonfacility

$747.43

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$498.26

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.

Foot surgery

About 28260: Midfoot joint capsular release

Surgical release of a contracted midfoot joint capsule, sometimes with tendon lengthening, to address restricted motion or a fixed foot deformity.

This operation releases a contracted capsule at a midfoot joint to improve joint motion or correct a fixed deformity. Tendon lengthening may be part of the correction. It is typically performed by an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon or podiatric surgeon in an operating room, with the operative report identifying the affected joint and the structures released.

Report 28260 when the documented work is a midfoot joint release; describe the contracture, operative extent, and any tendon lengthening performed. The service 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 procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 28260

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 paid only with supporting documentation.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU7.99 · 35%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU13.47 · 59%
  • Malpractice RVU1.24 · 5%

382

Medicare services in 2024 · #3774 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.

28260 compared with similar codes

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

28264

Midfoot release

Extensive capsular release

$944.58

Both codes describe midfoot joint release services. Distinguish them by the operative extent and specific release documented; do not select solely by the diagnosis.

28270

Foot contracture release

Midfoot joint, each joint

$484.31

28270 concerns release of a foot contracture; 28260 is specific to a midfoot joint release. The operative target and work determine the choice.

28272

Toe joint release

Interphalangeal joint, each

$374.06

28272 is for release at a toe joint, while 28260 addresses a midfoot joint. Use the documented joint location to distinguish them.

28222

Tendon release

Single extensor tendon

$538.05

28222 describes tendon-directed release work. Choose 28260 when the operative service releases a contracted midfoot joint capsule.

The same code, a different location

How does Wyoming** compare?

28260 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Wyoming** · This locality

    $747.43

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

    $837.56

    $90.13 higher than Wyoming**

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $857.38

    $109.95 higher than Wyoming**

  4. Miami

    $839.97

    $92.54 higher than Wyoming**

  5. Chicago

    $815.95

    $68.52 higher than Wyoming**

  6. Manhattan

    $872.44

    $125.01 higher than Wyoming**

  7. Alaska*

    $902.28

    $154.85 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, 28260 ranges from $674.68 in Arkansas to $967.20 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 · 28260

    Office

    $683.99

    Facility

    $465.96

    $63.44 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 28260

    Office

    $674.68

    Facility

    $460.64

    $72.75 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 28260

    Office

    $738.29

    Facility

    $496.84

    $9.14 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 28260

    Office

    $790.27

    Facility

    $517.18

    $42.84 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 28260

    Office

    $786.71

    Facility

    $513.62

    $39.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 28260

    Office

    $786.92

    Facility

    $513.83

    $39.49 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 28260

    Office

    $786.71

    Facility

    $513.62

    $39.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 28260

    Office

    $786.71

    Facility

    $513.62

    $39.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 28260

    Office

    $786.71

    Facility

    $513.62

    $39.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 28260

    Office

    $786.71

    Facility

    $513.62

    $39.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 28260

    Office

    $786.71

    Facility

    $513.62

    $39.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 28260

    Office

    $897.71

    Facility

    $569.30

    $150.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 28260

    Office

    $831.94

    Facility

    $537.42

    $84.51 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 28260

    Office

    $786.71

    Facility

    $513.62

    $39.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 28260

    Office

    $786.71

    Facility

    $513.62

    $39.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 28260

    Office

    $800.11

    Facility

    $527.02

    $52.68 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 28260

    Office

    $821.93

    Facility

    $532.14

    $74.50 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 28260

    Office

    $818.79

    Facility

    $530.00

    $71.36 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 28260

    Office

    $835.42

    Facility

    $537.41

    $87.99 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 28260

    Office

    $945.61

    Facility

    $594.28

    $198.18 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 28260

    Office

    $944.20

    Facility

    $592.87

    $196.77 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 28260

    Office

    $967.20

    Facility

    $607.90

    $219.77 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

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

    California · 28260

    Office

    $961.44

    Facility

    $602.14

    $214.01 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 28260

    Office

    $806.06

    Facility

    $522.25

    $58.63 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 28260

    Office

    $841.32

    Facility

    $538.58

    $93.89 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 28260

    Office

    $821.14

    Facility

    $530.61

    $73.71 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 28260

    Office

    $849.57

    Facility

    $543.59

    $102.14 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 28260

    Office

    $786.71

    Facility

    $513.62

    $39.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 28260

    Office

    $895.68

    Facility

    $567.27

    $148.25 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 28260

    Office

    $786.71

    Facility

    $513.62

    $39.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 28260

    Office

    $786.71

    Facility

    $513.62

    $39.28 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 28260

    Office

    $781.13

    Facility

    $516.01

    $33.70 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 28260

    Office

    $806.88

    Facility

    $538.52

    $59.45 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 28260

    Office

    $749.95

    Facility

    $503.77

    $2.52 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 28260

    Office

    $797.51

    Facility

    $545.10

    $50.08 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 28260

    Office

    $759.24

    Facility

    $521.03

    $11.81 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 28260

    Office

    $774.52

    Facility

    $521.37

    $27.09 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 28260

    Office

    $717.56

    Facility

    $495.30

    $29.87 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 28260

    Office

    $802.40

    Facility

    $519.09

    $54.97 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 28260

    Office

    $694.98

    Facility

    $466.99

    $52.45 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 28260

    Office

    $700.38

    Facility

    $471.14

    $47.05 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 28260

    Office

    $764.20

    Facility

    $534.97

    $16.77 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 28260

    Office

    $742.38

    Facility

    $514.88

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

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 28260

    Office

    $804.19

    Facility

    $548.29

    $56.76 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 28260

    Office

    $704.07

    Facility

    $473.09

    $43.36 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 28260

    Office

    $694.47

    Facility

    $469.22

    $52.96 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 28260

    Office

    $704.74

    Facility

    $483.23

    $42.69 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 28260

    Office

    $737.29

    Facility

    $502.82

    $10.14 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 28260

    Office

    $704.72

    Facility

    $484.21

    $42.71 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 28260

    Office

    $851.87

    Facility

    $554.36

    $104.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 28260

    Office

    $777.91

    Facility

    $515.53

    $30.48 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 28260

    Office

    $805.13

    Facility

    $537.77

    $57.70 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 28260

    Office

    $762.87

    Facility

    $510.71

    $15.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 28260

    Office

    $706.55

    Facility

    $477.31

    $40.88 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 28260

    Office

    $738.87

    Facility

    $491.94

    $8.56 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 28260

    Office

    $770.87

    Facility

    $530.42

    $23.44 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 28260

    Office

    $724.40

    Facility

    $496.91

    $23.03 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 28260

    Office

    $742.09

    Facility

    $485.69

    $5.34 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 28260

    Office

    $729.80

    Facility

    $495.83

    $17.63 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 28260

    Office

    $736.69

    Facility

    $499.48

    $10.74 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 28260

    Office

    $695.04

    Facility

    $480.25

    $52.39 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 28260

    Office

    $684.85

    Facility

    $470.32

    $62.58 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 28260

    Office

    $758.12

    Facility

    $508.95

    $10.69 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 28260

    Office

    $713.10

    Facility

    $480.63

    $34.33 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 28260

    Office

    $733.60

    Facility

    $484.43

    $13.83 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 28260

    Office

    $697.80

    Facility

    $467.81

    $49.63 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 28260

    Office

    $771.47

    Facility

    $512.08

    $24.04 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 28260

    Office

    $849.82

    Facility

    $560.78

    $102.39 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 28260

    Office

    $814.28

    Facility

    $542.19

    $66.85 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 28260

    Office

    $729.18

    Facility

    $500.69

    $18.25 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 28260

    Office

    $751.73

    Facility

    $502.31

    $4.30 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 28260

    Office

    $895.81

    Facility

    $599.54

    $148.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 28260

    Office

    $821.65

    Facility

    $548.81

    $74.22 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 28260

    Office

    $875.47

    Facility

    $580.95

    $128.04 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 28260

    Office

    $723.40

    Facility

    $486.69

    $24.03 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 28260

    Office

    $719.39

    Facility

    $491.90

    $28.04 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 28260

    Office

    $700.82

    Facility

    $478.31

    $46.61 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 28260

    Office

    $801.81

    Facility

    $524.98

    $54.38 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 28260

    Office

    $744.10

    Facility

    $495.93

    $3.33 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 28260

    Office

    $789.44

    Facility

    $530.06

    $42.01 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 28260

    Office

    $719.03

    Facility

    $490.29

    $28.40 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 28260

    Office

    $762.53

    Facility

    $510.62

    $15.10 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 28260

    Office

    $773.65

    Facility

    $516.25

    $26.22 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 28260

    Office

    $717.79

    Facility

    $487.56

    $29.64 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 28260

    Office

    $730.70

    Facility

    $481.53

    $16.73 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 28260

    Office

    $698.08

    Facility

    $471.59

    $49.35 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 28260

    Office

    $780.11

    Facility

    $516.48

    $32.68 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 28260

    Office

    $714.77

    Facility

    $488.02

    $32.66 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 28260

    Office

    $747.17

    Facility

    $500.25

    $0.26 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 28260

    Office

    $752.92

    Facility

    $504.75

    $5.49 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 28260

    Office

    $748.96

    Facility

    $503.28

    $1.53 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 28260

    Office

    $750.06

    Facility

    $502.64

    $2.63 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 28260

    Office

    $772.76

    Facility

    $525.33

    $25.33 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 28260

    Office

    $731.24

    Facility

    $494.77

    $16.19 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 28260

    Office

    $726.98

    Facility

    $492.76

    $20.45 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 28260

    Office

    $738.38

    Facility

    $493.44

    $9.05 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 28260

    Office

    $762.53

    Facility

    $510.62

    $15.10 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 28260

    Office

    $733.24

    Facility

    $486.56

    $14.19 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 28260

    Office

    $775.62

    Facility

    $513.24

    $28.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 28260

    Office

    $866.09

    Facility

    $560.36

    $118.66 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 28260

    Office

    $710.64

    Facility

    $471.94

    $36.79 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 28260

    Office

    $717.11

    Facility

    $500.58

    $30.32 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

28260 · 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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$674.68

$902.28

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$902.281
AL$683.991
AR$674.681
AZ$738.291
CA$786.71–$967.2029
CO$781.131
CT$806.881
DC$857.381
DE$749.951
FL$759.24–$839.973
GA$717.56–$774.522
GU$802.401
HI$802.401
IA$694.981
ID$700.381
IL$742.38–$815.954
IN$704.071
KS$694.471
KY$704.741
LA$704.72–$737.292
MA$777.91–$851.872
MD$762.87–$857.383
ME$706.55–$738.872
MI$724.40–$770.872
MN$742.091
MO$695.04–$736.693
MS$684.851
MT$758.121
NC$713.101
ND$733.601
NE$697.801
NH$771.471
NJ$814.28–$849.822
NM$729.181
NV$751.731
NY$723.40–$895.815
OH$719.391
OK$700.821
OR$744.10–$801.812
PA$719.03–$789.442
PR$762.531
RI$773.651
SC$717.791
SD$730.701
TN$698.081
TX$714.77–$780.118
UT$726.981
VA$738.38–$857.382
VI$762.531
VT$733.241
WA$775.62–$866.092
WI$710.641
WV$717.111
WY$747.431

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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 28260 in Wyoming**, the physician’s office rate is $747.43 and the facility-setting rate is $498.26: a difference of $249.17.

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 28260 in Wyoming**. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$822.17

$747.43 × 110% = $822.17

A contract may specify another Medicare year or additional adjustments. This is percentage arithmetic on the displayed base rate, not a claim adjudication.

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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 28260 in Wyoming**.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

3,161

Code
28260
Physician work
7.99
Practice expense
13.47
Malpractice
1.24

GPCI2026.csv

112

Locality
Wyoming**
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.000
Malpractice
0.740
Office / nonfacility calculation for 28260 in Wyoming**
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work7.99× 1.0007.9900
Practice expense13.47× 1.00013.4700
Malpractice1.24× 0.7400.9176
Total RVUs22.3776
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Wyoming**$747.43

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
Work7.991
Practice expense13.471
Malpractice1.240.74

(7.99 × 1 + 13.47 × 1 + 1.24 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $747.43

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work7.991
Practice expense6.011
Malpractice1.240.74

(7.99 × 1 + 6.01 × 1 + 1.24 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $498.26

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

28260 · Office / nonfacility

$747.43

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $55.22 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $692.21 to $747.43 (8.0%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

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

    $692.21changed to$747.43

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 8.19 changed to 7.99
    • Practice expense RVU 12.36 changed to 13.47
    • Malpractice RVU 1.15 changed to 1.24
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.739 changed to 0.740

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $692.21

    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$747.43$498.26RVU26D
2026-07-01$747.43$498.26RVU26C
2026-04-01$747.43$498.26RVU26B
2026-01-01$747.43$498.26RVU26A
2025-10-01$692.21$519.80RVU25D
2025-07-01$692.21$519.80RVU25C
2025-04-01$692.21$519.80RVU25B
2025-01-01$692.21$519.80RVU25A

28260 billing questions

How does 28260 differ from 28264?

Both concern release of a midfoot joint. Choose the code that matches the documented extent and specific operative work; 28264 represents a distinct midfoot release level.

When is 28260 preferable to a foot tendon-release code?

Use 28260 when the operative target is the midfoot joint capsule. A tendon-release code describes tendon-directed work rather than release of the joint capsule.

Can tendon lengthening be part of 28260?

Yes. Tendon lengthening may accompany the midfoot capsular release as part of correcting the contracture; document the tendon and work performed.

How should bilateral midfoot releases be reported?

Report the bilateral procedure with modifier 50. CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.

What postoperative care is included?

The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

What documentation supports assistant or co-surgeon payment?

Assistant-at-surgery services may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; 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.

RVUs for 28260PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 3,161 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Wyoming**GPCI2026.csv, line 112 (RVU26D)
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