No office rate
38100 describes total splenectomy performed as the primary, stand-alone operation. Use 38102 when total spleen removal accompanies another primary procedure.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
38102 Splenectomy Medicare reimbursement rates in Missouri
Report this add-on when the surgeon removes the entire spleen as part of another operation, rather than performing splenectomy as a stand-alone procedure. Compare 38102 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Missouri.
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 38102 in Missouri?
Missouri has 3 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 3 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$229.31–$234.18
3 of 3 localities have a supported rate.
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.
Where 38102 pays more and less in Missouri
General surgery
About 38102: Total splenectomy during another operation
Report this add-on when the surgeon removes the entire spleen as part of another operation, rather than performing splenectomy as a stand-alone procedure.
This code represents complete removal of the spleen performed in conjunction with another operation. It may be reported when the operative plan requires removal of the spleen during a related abdominal procedure, such as an en bloc resection for disease involving adjacent tissue. General surgeons and surgical oncologists typically perform the service in an operating room; the operative report should establish that the entire spleen was removed and identify the associated primary procedure.
Select this code when the splenectomy is performed with another procedure and is not already included in that procedure’s coding. Use the stand-alone total splenectomy code when the spleen is removed as the primary operation, and a partial splenectomy code when splenic tissue remains. CMS classifies 38102 as an add-on: it must be billed with a primary procedure and is paid within that procedure’s global period. Document the reason for removal, extent of resection, and the primary procedure performed.
CMS billing rules for 38102
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU4.67 · 66%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.27 · 18%
- Malpractice RVU1.13 · 16%
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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.
38102 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Missouri, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
38101 is for partial splenectomy, with splenic tissue left in place. 38102 represents complete removal performed with another operation.
No office rate
38120 identifies laparoscopic splenectomy. For 38102, the defining distinction is that total splenectomy accompanies another procedure.
Compare 38102 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.
3 of 3 payment localities
Metropolitan Kansas City →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$232.69
Metropolitan St. Louis →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$234.18
Rest Of Missouri →
Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$229.31
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38102 billing questions
Can 38102 be reported by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be billed with a primary procedure.
How does 38102 differ from 38100?
Use 38102 when total splenectomy is performed in conjunction with another operation. Use 38100 when total splenectomy is the stand-alone operation.
What documentation supports 38102?
The operative report should document complete spleen removal, why it was needed during the operation, and the primary procedure performed in the same operative session.
Can 38102 be used when only part of the spleen is removed?
No. When splenic tissue remains, the partial splenectomy code is the relevant code family member.
How does the laparoscopic splenectomy code differ?
38120 is for laparoscopic splenectomy. Select the code that matches the documented operative approach and whether splenectomy accompanied another procedure.
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.
4,70237799,,Unlisted px vascular surgery,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,YYY,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,1,1,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,70338100,,Removal of spleen total,A,,19.06,8.29,NA,8.29,,4.80,32.15,32.15,0,090,0.11,0.73,0.16,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,70438101,,Removal of spleen partial,A,,19.06,8.39,NA,8.39,,5.08,32.53,32.53,0,090,0.11,0.73,0.16,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,70538102,,Removal of spleen total,A,,4.67,1.27,NA,1.27,,1.13,7.07,7.07,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,70638115,,Repair of ruptured spleen,A,,21.33,8.95,NA,8.95,,5.70,35.98,35.98,0,090,0.11,0.73,0.16,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,70738120,,Laparoscopy splenectomy,A,,16.64,9.02,NA,9.02,,4.24,29.90,29.90,0,090,0.09,0.84,0.07,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
4,70838129,,Unlisted laps px spleen,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,YYY,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,2,1,1,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00