$116.15
10060 describes a simple, single abscess drainage. Select 10061 for multiple abscesses or greater procedural complexity documented in the operative note.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
10061 Abscess drainage Medicare reimbursement rates in Alabama
Report this service for drainage of a complex skin abscess or multiple abscesses when the work exceeds a simple, single-site drainage. Compare 10061 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Alabama.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 10061 in Alabama?
Alabama has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$199.17
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Alabama
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
$158.25
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Alabama
One mapped payment locality.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Minor surgery
About 10061: Complex or multiple skin abscess drainage
Report this service for drainage of a complex skin abscess or multiple abscesses when the work exceeds a simple, single-site drainage.
This service covers incision and drainage of a skin or subcutaneous abscess when the case involves multiple abscesses or greater procedural complexity than a straightforward single abscess. The clinician opens the collection and evacuates its contents; complex cases may require additional exploration or disruption of loculations. Dermatologists, primary care clinicians, surgeons, and emergency physicians commonly perform the procedure in an office, emergency department, or facility setting.
Choose this code based on the number of abscesses and the documented work, rather than simply the body site. The note should identify the sites treated, the number of collections, and the steps supporting complexity. Medicare includes related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period. 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; Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery, and co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 10061
- 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 RVU2.39 · 36%
- Practice expense (office) RVU3.87 · 59%
- Malpractice RVU0.33 · 5%
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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.
10061 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Alabama, from the same CMS release.
$337.82
10081 is specific to complex drainage of a pilonidal cyst. Use 10061 for qualifying complex or multiple abscesses outside that site-specific service.
$550.88
10030 is for image-guided percutaneous catheter drainage of a soft-tissue collection. This code describes incision and drainage of a complex or multiple abscess presentation.
Compare 10061 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
1 of 1 payment localities
Alabama →
Office / nonfacility
$199.17
Facility
$158.25
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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 10061 in Alabama.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
1,088
- Code
- 10061
- Physician work
- 2.39
- Practice expense
- 3.87
- Malpractice
- 0.33
GPCI2026.csv
4
- Locality
- Alabama
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.875
- Malpractice
- 0.566
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 2.39 | × 1.000 | 2.3900 |
| Practice expense | 3.87 | × 0.875 | 3.3862 |
| Malpractice | 0.33 | × 0.566 | 0.1868 |
| Total RVUs | 5.9630 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Alabama$199.17
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 2.39 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 3.87 | 0.875 |
| Malpractice | 0.33 | 0.566 |
(2.39 × 1 + 3.87 × 0.875 + 0.33 × 0.566) × $33.4009 = $199.17
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 2.39 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 2.47 | 0.875 |
| Malpractice | 0.33 | 0.566 |
(2.39 × 1 + 2.47 × 0.875 + 0.33 × 0.566) × $33.4009 = $158.25
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.
10061 billing questions
How is this distinguished from 10060?
Use 10060 for drainage of a simple, single abscess. Use 10061 when multiple abscesses are treated or the documented procedure is more complex.
What documentation supports the complex level?
Record each site treated, the number of abscesses, and the procedural steps that made the drainage more involved than a simple, single abscess.
Should modifier 50 be reported for abscesses on both sides?
No. The CMS facts specify that bilateral adjustment does not apply and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this service.
Are related wound checks separately payable during the global period?
Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure.
What happens when another procedure is performed in the same session?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction.
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.
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1ADDENDUM E. FINAL CY 2026 GEOGRAPHIC PRACTICE COST INDICES (GPCIs) BY STATE AND MEDICARE LOCALITY,,,,,,
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3Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC),State,Locality Number,Locality Name,2026 PW GPCI (with 1.0 Floor)***,2026 PE GPCI,2026 MP GPCI
410112,AL,00,ALABAMA,1.000,0.875,0.566
502102,AK,01,ALASKA*,1.500,1.065,0.551
603102,AZ,00,ARIZONA,1.000,0.969,0.856
707102,AR,13,ARKANSAS,1.000,0.859,0.515