$623.53–$681.77
Use 15773 for the specified smaller recipient sites, such as the face, hands, or feet. Code 15771 covers the trunk, breasts, scalp, arms, or legs and has a different base-volume threshold.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
15773 Fat grafting Medicare reimbursement rates in Texas
Reports liposuction-harvested autologous fat grafted to specified smaller recipient sites when the total injected volume is 25 cc or less. Compare 15773 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Texas.
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 15773 in Texas?
Texas has 8 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 8 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$590.63–$643.70
8 of 8 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 15773 pays more and less in Texas
8 payment localities
$590.63 to $643.70
Reconstructive surgery
About 15773: Autologous fat graft to smaller recipient sites
Reports liposuction-harvested autologous fat grafted to specified smaller recipient sites when the total injected volume is 25 cc or less.
A surgeon harvests the patient’s fat using liposuction, prepares it, and injects it to restore or improve soft-tissue volume at the face, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbital area, genitalia, hands, or feet. Plastic and reconstructive surgeons may perform the grafting in an operating room or an outpatient procedural setting, including reconstruction of a contour defect after trauma or surgery. The code describes the grafting service, not liposuction performed solely for fat removal.
Report this code when the injected volume for the listed recipient sites is 25 cc or less. The operative record should identify the recipient site, liposuction harvest, and amount of fat injected; use the related add-on code for each additional 25 cc or part thereof. 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 others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment is statutorily restricted, and co-surgeon and team-surgery reporting are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 15773
- 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
- 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 RVU6.66 · 36%
- Practice expense (office) RVU10.97 · 59%
- Malpractice RVU1.12 · 6%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #3420 by national volume
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.
15773 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Texas, from the same CMS release.
$190.01–$206.01
15773 covers the initial 25 cc or less. Use 15774 for each additional 25 cc or part thereof at the same specified recipient-site group.
No office rate
15773 describes fat harvested by liposuction technique. Code 15769 applies to autologous soft tissue harvested by direct excision.
Compare 15773 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.
8 of 8 payment localities
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | Office $643.70 | Facility $461.71 |
| Beaumont | Office $590.63 | Facility $434.10 |
| Brazoria | Office $616.52 | Facility $446.05 |
| Dallas | Office $621.49 | Facility $450.16 |
| Fort Worth | Office $618.31 | Facility $448.71 |
| Galveston | Office $619.05 | Facility $448.24 |
| Houston | Office $639.55 | Facility $468.74 |
| Rest Of Texas | Office $603.95 | Facility $440.71 |
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15773 billing questions
How is this code distinguished from 15771?
This code is for liposuction-harvested fat grafted to the face, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbital area, genitalia, hands, or feet, with 25 cc or less injected. Code 15771 covers its separate recipient-site group and a different base volume.
When is 15774 reported with this code?
Report 15774 for each additional 25 cc or part thereof beyond the initial 25 cc for the specified recipient sites. Document the total injected volume.
Can modifier 50 be used when grafting both sides?
No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
The operative report should show liposuction harvest, the recipient site or sites, and the amount of fat injected. Those details support both code selection and any additional-volume reporting.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
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.
1,54215770,,Derma-fat-fascia graft,A,,8.74,8.00,NA,8.00,,1.41,18.15,18.15,0,090,0.10,0.71,0.19,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,54315771,,Grfg autol fat lipo 50 cc/<,A,,6.56,12.05,,6.39,,1.23,19.84,14.18,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,54415772,,Grfg autol fat lipo ea addl,A,,2.44,3.27,,0.89,,0.45,6.16,3.78,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,54515773,,Grfg autol fat lipo 25 cc/<,A,,6.66,10.97,,5.82,,1.12,18.75,13.60,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,54615774,,Gfrg autol fat lipo ea addl,A,,2.35,3.23,,0.86,,0.43,6.01,3.64,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,54715775,,Hair trnspl 1-15 punch grfts,R,,3.85,7.48,,2.12,,0.71,12.04,6.68,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1,54815776,,Hair trnspl >15 punch grafts,R,,5.39,9.89,,2.68,,1.02,16.30,9.09,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00