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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

21345 Midface fracture Medicare reimbursement rates in Indiana

Reports closed treatment of a Le Fort II-pattern nasomaxillary fracture when stabilization uses dental wiring or a denture or splint. Compare 21345 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Indiana.

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 21345 in Indiana?

Indiana 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

$743.46

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: Indiana

One mapped payment locality.

Facility setting

$529.20

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: Indiana

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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Facial fracture treatment

About 21345: Closed Le Fort II fracture treatment

Reports closed treatment of a Le Fort II-pattern nasomaxillary fracture when stabilization uses dental wiring or a denture or splint.

This code describes closed management of a nasomaxillary complex fracture with a Le Fort II pattern. The fracture is treated without open surgical exposure, and stabilization uses interdental wiring or fixation of a denture or splint. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons, otolaryngologists, and facial plastic surgeons may perform the service, commonly in a hospital or operating-room setting. It is not the code for an isolated nasal bone fracture or a septal fracture.

Select the code when the documented fracture pattern and closed treatment method match this service. The operative report should identify the injury, explain the closed approach, and record the stabilization performed. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 21345

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 is paid only with documentation of medical necessity.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons not permitted.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU8.83 · 37%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU13.81 · 58%
  • Malpractice RVU1.29 · 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.

21345 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Indiana, from the same CMS release.

21346

Midface fracture repair

Le Fort II, with fixation

No office rate

Both address a Le Fort II-pattern nasomaxillary fracture. Choose 21345 for the specified closed stabilization and 21346 when treatment uses an open approach.

21315

Nasal fracture treatment

Without manipulation

$148.25

21315 describes closed treatment of a nasal bone fracture without manipulation. It is for an isolated nasal fracture, not the Le Fort II-pattern nasomaxillary injury reported with 21345.

21320

Nasal fracture treatment

Manipulation with stabilization

$205.05

21320 is for a nasal bone fracture treated with manipulation and stabilization. It does not represent closed treatment of a Le Fort II-pattern nasomaxillary fracture.

Compare 21345 by payment locality

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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 21345 in Indiana.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,955

Code
21345
Physician work
8.83
Practice expense
13.81
Malpractice
1.29

GPCI2026.csv

52

Locality
Indiana
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.927
Malpractice
0.486
Office / nonfacility calculation for 21345 in Indiana
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work8.83× 1.0008.8300
Practice expense13.81× 0.92712.8019
Malpractice1.29× 0.4860.6269
Total RVUs22.2588
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Indiana$743.46

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
Work8.831
Practice expense13.810.927
Malpractice1.290.486

(8.83 × 1 + 13.81 × 0.927 + 1.29 × 0.486) × $33.4009 = $743.46

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work8.831
Practice expense6.890.927
Malpractice1.290.486

(8.83 × 1 + 6.89 × 0.927 + 1.29 × 0.486) × $33.4009 = $529.20

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.

21345 billing questions

How is this different from 21346?

This code is for closed treatment of a Le Fort II-pattern nasomaxillary fracture with the specified stabilization. Use 21346 when the fracture is treated through an open approach.

Can this be reported for an isolated nasal bone fracture?

No. This code describes treatment of a nasomaxillary complex fracture with a Le Fort II pattern. Codes 21315 or 21320 address closed treatment of nasal bone fractures, depending on the treatment performed.

What documentation supports reporting this code?

Document the Le Fort II-pattern fracture, that treatment was closed, and the stabilization method, such as interdental wiring or fixation of a denture or splint.

Should modifier 50 be appended for bilateral fractures?

No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply to this code, and modifier 50 is inappropriate.

How are multiple procedures and surgical assistance handled?

For procedures performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are 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 21345PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,955 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for IndianaGPCI2026.csv, line 52 (RVU26D)