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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

24586 Elbow fracture repair Medicare reimbursement rates in Idaho

Open surgery treats a fracture and/or dislocation around the elbow, with internal fixation included when performed as part of the repair. Compare 24586 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Idaho.

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 24586 in Idaho?

Idaho 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

No supported rate

Facility setting

$904.43

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: Idaho

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.

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Orthopedic surgery

About 24586: Open elbow periarticular fracture treatment

Open surgery treats a fracture and/or dislocation around the elbow, with internal fixation included when performed as part of the repair.

An orthopedic or trauma surgeon uses an open approach to treat a fracture and/or dislocation involving the area around the elbow joint. The operation may restore alignment and stabilize the injury with internal fixation. This code is suited to an operative injury pattern described as periarticular, rather than a separately defined fracture type that has its own more specific treatment code. These cases are generally performed in an operating room, often in a hospital or other surgical facility.

Report the code when the operative record supports open treatment of the periarticular injury; internal fixation performed as part of that treatment is included. Document the fracture and dislocation pattern, operative approach, reduction, and stabilization. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 24586

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 RVU15.39 · 52%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU11.09 · 37%
  • Malpractice RVU3.14 · 11%

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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.

24586 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Idaho, from the same CMS release.

24587

Elbow fracture repair

With implant arthroplasty

No office rate

Both address open treatment around the elbow; 24587 is distinguished by external fixation, while 24586 includes internal fixation when performed.

24579

Humeral fracture repair

Open treatment, condylar fracture

No office rate

Use 24579 when the operative diagnosis is a humeral condylar fracture covered by that specific code. 24586 describes periarticular elbow fracture and/or dislocation treatment.

24685

Ulna fracture repair

Proximal end, open treatment

No office rate

24685 is for open treatment of an olecranon fracture. 24586 is for periarticular fracture and/or dislocation treatment around the elbow.

24600

Elbow reduction

Without anesthesia

$434.65

24600 describes closed treatment of an elbow dislocation; 24586 is reported for open operative treatment of a periarticular fracture and/or dislocation.

Compare 24586 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

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0
  • Idaho →

    Office / nonfacility

    Unavailable

    Facility

    $904.43

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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 24586 in Idaho.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

2,343

Code
24586
Physician work
15.39
Practice expense
11.09
Malpractice
3.14

GPCI2026.csv

47

Locality
Idaho
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.920
Malpractice
0.473
Facility calculation for 24586 in Idaho
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work15.39× 1.00015.3900
Practice expense11.09× 0.92010.2028
Malpractice3.14× 0.4731.4852
Total RVUs27.0780
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Idaho$904.43

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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Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work15.391
Practice expense11.090.92
Malpractice3.140.473

(15.39 × 1 + 11.09 × 0.92 + 3.14 × 0.473) × $33.4009 = $904.43

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.

24586 billing questions

When should I choose 24586 instead of 24587?

Use 24586 for open treatment when external fixation is not part of the reported service. Use 24587 when the operative treatment includes external fixation.

Is internal fixation separately reported with 24586?

Internal fixation performed as part of the open treatment is included in 24586. The record should describe the repair and stabilization performed.

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. This applies to care related to the operation.

Can modifier 50 be used when both elbows are treated?

CMS lists this as a bilateral procedure: reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. The operative documentation should support treatment on both sides.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; CMS does not permit team-surgery payment.

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 24586PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 2,343 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for IdahoGPCI2026.csv, line 47 (RVU26D)