$559.87–$586.02
Choose 15780 for treatment across the face; 15781 is for dermabrasion confined to a facial segment.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
15780 Dermabrasion Medicare reimbursement rates in New Jersey
Mechanical resurfacing of the entire facial skin surface, reported when dermabrasion treats broad facial scarring or texture changes rather than a limited segment. Compare 15780 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in New Jersey.
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 15780 in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$889.54–$930.34
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
Facility setting
$601.40–$624.25
2 of 2 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.
Dermatology procedure
About 15780: Full-face mechanical dermabrasion
Mechanical resurfacing of the entire facial skin surface, reported when dermabrasion treats broad facial scarring or texture changes rather than a limited segment.
Dermabrasion mechanically abrades the skin to resurface facial areas, commonly to improve acne scarring, uneven texture, or other scarring. A dermatologist or plastic surgeon typically performs it using an abrasive instrument in an office or outpatient surgical setting. This code describes treatment across the face, not a limited facial segment or a single lesion.
Report it when the treated area and operative documentation support full-face dermabrasion; use the appropriate sibling code when treatment is confined to a facial segment, another body site, or a superficial layer. The 90-day global period includes 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. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 15780
- 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 RVU8.51 · 34%
- Practice expense (office) RVU15.44 · 62%
- Malpractice RVU0.84 · 3%
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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.
15780 compared with similar codes
Office rates for New Jersey, from the same CMS release.
$511.94–$536.38
Choose 15780 for facial treatment. Code 15782 applies when dermabrasion is performed on a site other than the face.
$474.79–$496.96
Both describe dermabrasion, but 15783 identifies superficial treatment at any site; 15780 represents full-face treatment.
15788
No office rateChemical peel facial epidrm
Code 15788 describes facial resurfacing by chemical peel. Code 15780 is mechanical dermabrasion of the face.
Compare 15780 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.
2 of 2 payment localities
Northern Nj →
Office / nonfacility
$930.34
Facility
$624.25
Rest Of New Jersey →
Office / nonfacility
$889.54
Facility
$601.40
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15780 billing questions
How do I distinguish this from 15781?
Use 15780 when dermabrasion treats the entire face. Use 15781 when treatment is limited to a facial segment.
Can modifier 50 be reported for treatment of both sides of the face?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code; it represents full-face treatment rather than separately billable right- and left-side services.
What documentation supports reporting full-face treatment?
Document the facial areas treated and the extent of dermabrasion. The record should make clear that treatment covered the face rather than a segment or isolated lesion.
How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative visits?
The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction.
Can an assistant surgeon or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment 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.
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