$140.25–$147.39
Count the total benign lesions destroyed in the session: 1 to 14 uses 17110, while 15 or more uses 17111. Report only one of the two.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
17110 Benign lesion destruction Medicare reimbursement rates in New Jersey
Destruction of one to 14 benign skin lesions, such as common or plantar warts and molluscum, by cryotherapy, electrosurgery, chemical treatment, laser, or curettage. Compare 17110 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 17110 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
$120.29–$126.60
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
Facility setting
$67.04–$70.04
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 17110: Destruction of benign skin lesions, up to 14
Destruction of one to 14 benign skin lesions, such as common or plantar warts and molluscum, by cryotherapy, electrosurgery, chemical treatment, laser, or curettage.
This service covers destroying benign skin lesions other than skin tags and cutaneous vascular proliferative lesions. Typical targets include common warts (verruca vulgaris), plantar warts, flat warts, and molluscum contagiosum. The lesions are destroyed rather than excised, most often with liquid nitrogen cryotherapy, but also with electrodesiccation, chemical agents such as cantharidin, laser, or curettage. Dermatologists, podiatrists, family physicians, pediatricians, and advanced practice providers perform it, predominantly in the office setting.
Report one unit for any count from 1 through 14 lesions treated in the session, regardless of how many anatomic sites are involved; at 15 or more, report 17111 instead. Documentation should state the lesion type, locations, total number treated, and destruction method. The code has a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits are included. When performed with other procedures in the same session, the standard multiple procedure reduction applies: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate because lesions on both sides are counted together. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid; co-surgeon and team surgery arrangements are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 17110
- Global period
- Minor procedure with a 10-day global period: related postoperative visits for 10 days 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
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.68 · 20%
- Practice expense (office) RVU2.58 · 77%
- Malpractice RVU0.07 · 2%
3.2M
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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.
17110 compared with similar codes
Office rates for New Jersey, from the same CMS release.
$71.57–$75.01
17000 and related codes are for premalignant lesions such as actinic keratoses; 17110 is for benign lesions such as warts and molluscum.
$99.29–$104.10
Skin tags are excluded from 17110 and are reported with 11200 for up to 15 tags, regardless of removal method.
$367.31–$383.80
Cutaneous vascular proliferative lesions such as port-wine stains are reported by treated area with 17106-17108, not by lesion count with 17110.
Compare 17110 by payment locality
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2 of 2 payment localities
Northern Nj →
Office / nonfacility
$126.60
Facility
$70.04
Rest Of New Jersey →
Office / nonfacility
$120.29
Facility
$67.04
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17110 billing questions
How many units are reported for eight warts treated on both hands?
One unit. The code covers 1 through 14 lesions per session, and lesions on different sites or sides are counted together rather than reported separately or with modifier 50.
When should 17111 be used instead?
Use 17111 when 15 or more benign lesions are destroyed in the session. It replaces this code rather than being added to it, so do not report both for the same session.
Can an office visit be billed on the same day?
Only when a significant, separately identifiable E/M service is documented beyond the decision to treat the lesions, reported with modifier 25. Routine assessment of the warts being treated is part of the procedure.
Are repeat cryotherapy sessions within 10 days billable?
Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included. A separately performed repeat destruction needs documentation supporting its circumstances; modifier 58 may fit planned staged treatment, while modifier 79 is reserved for an unrelated procedure.
Should actinic keratoses be reported with this code?
No. Actinic keratoses are premalignant lesions reported with 17000, 17003, or 17004 according to the lesion count. This code is for benign lesions.
Is destruction of genital warts reported here?
Penile and vulvar warts have site-specific destruction codes, including 54050-54065 and 56501-56515; anal warts have codes in the 46900-46924 series. Select the code by site and treatment method.
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.
1,62217106,,Dstr cut vsc prlf les<10sqcm,A,,3.60,6.22,,3.15,,0.42,10.24,7.17,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,62317107,,Dstr cut vsc prlf les10-50sq,A,,4.67,8.10,,4.09,,0.49,13.26,9.25,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,62417108,,Dstr cut vsc prlf les>50sqcm,A,,7.30,10.72,,5.37,,0.91,18.93,13.58,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,62517110,,Destruction b9 les up to 14,A,,0.68,2.58,,1.12,,0.07,3.33,1.87,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,62617111,,Destruction b9 lesions 15/>,A,,0.95,2.86,,1.18,,0.08,3.89,2.21,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,62717250,,Chem caut of granltj tissue,A,,0.49,2.14,,0.50,,0.07,2.70,1.06,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,62817260,,Dstrj mal les t/a/l 0.5 cm/<,A,,0.94,1.88,,0.75,,0.08,2.90,1.77,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00