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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

19318 Breast reduction Medicare reimbursement rates in Oklahoma

Breast reduction removes breast tissue and skin and reshapes the breast, commonly to treat symptoms associated with excessive breast volume. Compare 19318 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Oklahoma.

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 19318 in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma 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

$919.81

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: Oklahoma

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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Plastic surgery

About 19318: Reduction mammoplasty

Breast reduction removes breast tissue and skin and reshapes the breast, commonly to treat symptoms associated with excessive breast volume.

This operation reduces breast volume by removing tissue and skin and reshaping the remaining breast. It is commonly performed for symptomatic macromastia, such as breast-related neck, back, or shoulder discomfort, shoulder grooving, or recurrent skin irritation. A plastic surgeon or another surgeon with breast surgery expertise typically performs the procedure in a hospital or ambulatory surgery setting. The operative report should describe the tissue removal, reshaping, laterality, and clinical rationale.

Report modifier 50 for bilateral surgery; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%. 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, CMS pays the highest-valued procedure in full and applies a 50% reduction to the others. An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

CMS billing rules for 19318

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 procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
Assistant at surgery
Assistant at surgery may be paid.
Co-surgeons
Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
Team surgery
Team surgery not permitted.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU15.63 · 53%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU10.76 · 37%
  • Malpractice RVU2.96 · 10%

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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.

19318 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Oklahoma, from the same CMS release.

19316

Breast lift

Ptosis correction

No office rate

Use reduction mammoplasty when breast volume is reduced through tissue removal and reshaping. Mastopexy focuses on lifting and reshaping without the same volume-reduction objective.

19300

Gynecomastia surgery

Male breast tissue removal

$582.92

This code is for breast reduction, commonly for symptomatic macromastia. Code 19300 describes surgical treatment of gynecomastia.

19325

Breast augmentation

Prosthetic implant placement

No office rate

Reduction mammoplasty removes breast volume; code 19325 is used for breast augmentation with an implant.

19301

Partial mastectomy

Breast-conserving excision

No office rate

Reduction mammoplasty addresses breast volume and contour. Code 19301 is used for partial removal of the breast, such as for a breast lesion.

Compare 19318 by payment locality

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1 of 1 payment localities

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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 19318 in Oklahoma.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

1,693

Code
19318
Physician work
15.63
Practice expense
10.76
Malpractice
2.96

GPCI2026.csv

86

Locality
Oklahoma
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.893
Malpractice
0.777
Facility calculation for 19318 in Oklahoma
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work15.63× 1.00015.6300
Practice expense10.76× 0.8939.6087
Malpractice2.96× 0.7772.2999
Total RVUs27.5386
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Facility rate, Oklahoma$919.81

Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work15.631
Practice expense10.760.893
Malpractice2.960.777

(15.63 × 1 + 10.76 × 0.893 + 2.96 × 0.777) × $33.4009 = $919.81

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.

19318 billing questions

How is breast reduction different from mastopexy?

Reduction mammoplasty removes breast tissue and reduces volume while reshaping the breast. Mastopexy (19316) lifts and reshapes the breast without the same volume-reduction purpose.

How should bilateral breast reduction be reported?

Report modifier 50 for bilateral surgery. CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.

Does the 90-day global period include routine postoperative care?

Yes. The global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

Can an assistant surgeon be paid for this procedure?

CMS permits payment for an assistant at surgery. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation.

How does CMS handle another procedure performed in the same session?

The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and the other procedure or procedures are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction.

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 19318PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 1,693 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for OklahomaGPCI2026.csv, line 86 (RVU26D)