Billing code 24152: Tumor resectionMedicare rate & RVUs in Alaska
Reports radical removal of a tumor involving the radial head and neck, rather than a limited excision or curettage of proximal-radius bone.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 24152 in Alaska.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 24152 covers
An orthopedic surgeon, often an orthopedic oncologist, performs this operation to remove a tumor involving the radial head and neck of the radius. The surgeon removes the tumor-bearing bone as a radical resection; the code is not for a routine radial head excision or limited removal of a bone lesion. The service is generally performed in an operating room when the tumor’s location and extent call for definitive surgical removal.
Select the code from the operative report’s documented site and extent of tumor resection. Documentation should identify the radial head and neck and describe the tumor-directed radical removal, distinguishing it from partial bone excision, curettage, or resection of the elbow joint. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
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.
24152 in Alaska*
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska* | Unavailable | $1,515.64 |
How the 24152 rate is calculated
Each of 24152’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 24152
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 19.49Practice expense 13.01Malpractice 4.15
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Payment rules and modifiers for 24152
24152 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 24152
Tumor resection
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 090 | Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 1 | Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 2 | Paid. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 1 | Permitted with supporting documentation. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
| Split (54/55/56) | 0.10/0.69/0.21 | Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care. |
Global surgery period · 24152
Tumor resection
90-day global period ends
Dec 30, 2026
Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).
Visit on Oct 31, 2026
Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.
Pre-op dayGlobal period
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 50 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
24152 without 50 · national facility
$1,224.14
Tumor resection
24152-50 · Bilateral: 150%
$1,836.21
Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).
24152 compared with similar codes
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24152 vs 24150 vs 24149 vs 24145 vs 24130: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 24150Bone tumor resection
- Use 24152 for radical tumor resection involving the radial head and neck. Code 24150 describes radical tumor resection in the distal or shaft region of the humerus.
- 24149Elbow resection
- 24149 describes radical resection of the elbow. Choose 24152 when the documented radical tumor resection is specifically at the radial head and neck.
- 24145Bone excision
- 24145 is for partial bone excision at the radial head or neck. It does not represent the radical tumor resection reported with 24152.
- 24130Radial head excision
- 24130 describes excision of the radial head, not radical removal of a tumor involving the radial head and neck.
24152 billing questions
How is this different from radial head excision?
This code is for radical tumor resection involving the radial head and neck. A routine radial head excision is a different service and does not describe a tumor-directed radical resection.
When would a partial radial bone excision be more appropriate?
Use a partial-excision code when the documented work is limited bone removal rather than radical resection of a tumor involving the radial head and neck.
Are related postoperative visits included?
Yes. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
Under the standard multiple-procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50% when performed in the same session.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeons are paid only with supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.
What should the operative report establish?
It should identify the radial head and neck as the tumor site and describe the extent of the radical tumor resection, rather than only a limited excision or curettage.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027
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