Billing code 24125: Bone lesion surgeryMedicare rate & RVUs in Utah
Reports curettage or excision of a benign cyst or tumor in the radius when the resulting bone defect is filled with the patient's own graft.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 24125 in Utah.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 24125 covers
An orthopedic surgeon removes or curettes a benign cyst or tumor in the radius and fills the resulting defect with autologous bone graft. The procedure is generally performed in an operating room when a lesion requires surgical treatment, such as for symptoms or structural concern. The code distinguishes this service from treatment of a similar lesion without graft or with donor allograft.
Report the code when the treated site is the radius and the surgeon uses the patient's own bone graft; documentation should identify the lesion, its location, the curettage or excision performed, and the graft used. This major surgery has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
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.
24125 in Utah
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | Unavailable | $572.41 |
How the 24125 rate is calculated
Each of 24125’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 24125
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
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Work 7.94Practice expense 8.17Malpractice 1.69
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Payment rules and modifiers for 24125
24125 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 24125
Bone lesion surgery
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 090 | Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 1 | Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 2 | Paid. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 1 | Permitted with supporting documentation. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
| Split (54/55/56) | 0.10/0.69/0.21 | Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care. |
Global surgery period · 24125
Bone lesion surgery
90-day global period ends
Dec 30, 2026
Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).
Visit on Oct 31, 2026
Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.
Pre-op dayGlobal period
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 50 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
24125 without 50 · national facility
$594.54
Bone lesion surgery
24125-50 · Bilateral: 150%
$891.81
Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).
24125 compared with similar codes
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24125 vs 24120 vs 24126 vs 24115: national Medicare rates
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How to choose
- 24120Bone lesion removal
- Both address a cyst or benign tumor in the radius; choose 24125 when autograft is used and 24120 when no graft is used.
- 24126Bone lesion surgery
- The site and lesion treatment are comparable, but 24126 specifies allograft rather than the patient's own bone.
- 24115Bone lesion curettage
- This is the analogous autograft procedure for a humeral lesion. Use 24125 when the treated bone is the radius.
24125 billing questions
When should this code be chosen over 24120?
Use 24125 when the radius lesion is treated with the patient's own bone graft. Code 24120 describes the corresponding radius procedure without a graft.
How does this differ from 24126?
The graft source distinguishes the codes: 24125 involves the patient's own bone, while 24126 involves allograft.
What should the operative note document?
Document the lesion and its location in the radius, the excision or curettage performed, and that autologous bone graft was used.
Can this be reported bilaterally?
For a bilateral procedure, report modifier 50; CMS pays the bilateral service at 150%.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
Under the standard multiple procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%. The 90-day global period includes 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 indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
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