No office rate
26140 describes synovectomy of a finger interphalangeal joint. Use 26135 when the documented service is joint revision rather than removal of joint lining alone.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
26135 Finger joint revision Medicare reimbursement rates in Minnesota
Reports surgical revision of a finger interphalangeal joint to address a joint problem requiring operative correction, counted for each treated joint. Compare 26135 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Minnesota.
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 26135 in Minnesota?
Minnesota 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
$495.40
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Minnesota
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.
Hand surgery
About 26135: Finger interphalangeal joint revision
Reports surgical revision of a finger interphalangeal joint to address a joint problem requiring operative correction, counted for each treated joint.
This service involves surgically revising a finger joint between phalanges, such as a proximal or distal interphalangeal joint. A hand surgeon or other qualified surgeon may perform it in a facility operating room for a painful or function-limiting joint problem that requires operative correction. The record should identify the finger and joint and describe the condition and revision performed; the code represents the joint procedure, not simply evaluation of finger pain or a joint-lining biopsy.
Report the service for each interphalangeal joint revised, supported by the operative report and the documented anatomy and surgical work. CMS 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 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 for this code. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 26135
- 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 RVU6.95 · 45%
- Practice expense (office) RVU7.28 · 47%
- Malpractice RVU1.32 · 8%
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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.
26135 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Minnesota, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Both codes concern interphalangeal-joint surgery, but the operative procedure determines the correct code. Do not choose between them from the diagnosis or joint location alone.
No office rate
26536 is the implant-specific interphalangeal-joint arthroplasty code. The record must support the implant procedure to select it instead of 26135.
Compare 26135 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
Minnesota →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$495.40
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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 26135 in Minnesota.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
2,555
- Code
- 26135
- Physician work
- 6.95
- Practice expense
- 7.28
- Malpractice
- 1.32
GPCI2026.csv
66
- Locality
- Minnesota
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 1.029
- Malpractice
- 0.296
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 6.95 | × 1.000 | 6.9500 |
| Practice expense | 7.28 | × 1.029 | 7.4911 |
| Malpractice | 1.32 | × 0.296 | 0.3907 |
| Total RVUs | 14.8318 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Minnesota$495.40
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 6.95 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 7.28 | 1.029 |
| Malpractice | 1.32 | 0.296 |
(6.95 × 1 + 7.28 × 1.029 + 1.32 × 0.296) × $33.4009 = $495.40
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.
26135 billing questions
How is this different from a finger-joint synovectomy?
This code is for revision of the interphalangeal joint itself. A synovectomy removes diseased joint lining; it does not by itself represent joint revision.
How many units should be reported when more than one joint is revised?
The descriptor is for each joint. The operative report should identify each treated interphalangeal joint and the work performed.
Can modifier 50 be used when both hands are treated?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code. Report the documented joint services using applicable claim-line conventions.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
When is an assistant-at-surgery payable?
CMS payment for an assistant requires documentation of 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.
2,55226123,,Release palm contracture,A,,10.61,10.76,NA,10.76,,2.02,23.39,23.39,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,55326125,,Release palm contracture,A,,4.49,1.48,NA,1.48,,0.86,6.83,6.83,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,55426130,,Remove wrist joint lining,A,,5.45,7.11,NA,7.11,,1.17,13.73,13.73,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,55526135,,Revise finger joint each,A,,6.95,7.28,NA,7.28,,1.32,15.55,15.55,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,55626140,,Revise finger joint each,A,,6.18,7.02,NA,7.02,,1.19,14.39,14.39,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,55726145,,Tendon excision palm/finger,A,,6.33,7.04,NA,7.04,,1.21,14.58,14.58,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,55826160,,Remove tendon sheath lesion,A,,3.48,15.55,,5.10,,0.66,19.69,9.24,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6314212,MA,99,REST OF MASSACHUSETTS,1.016,1.053,0.797
6408202,MI,01,DETROIT,1.000,0.965,1.686
6508202,MI,99,REST OF MICHIGAN,1.000,0.913,1.129
6606202,MN,00,MINNESOTA,1.000,1.029,0.296
6707302,MS,00,MISSISSIPPI,1.000,0.861,0.739
6805302,MO,02,METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY,1.000,0.939,0.977
6905302,MO,01,METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS,1.000,0.952,1.002