Common office procedures

10060 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Incision and drainage of abscess, simple.

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	1.19	1.19
Practice expense RVU	2.53	1.69
Malpractice RVU	0.13	0.13
Total RVUs	3.85	3.01
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$128.59	$100.54
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$129.23	$101.04

How 10060 payment varies by locality

Medicare adjusts payment with geographic practice cost indices, so the same code pays differently across the 109 fee schedule localities. In 2026, non-facility payment for 10060 ranges from $114.57 in Arkansas (AR) to $168.30 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA); calculate 10060 for your locality.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $168.30 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $167.70 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $164.67 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $164.52 Napa (CA) $155.83 Vallejo (CA) $155.62 Alaska (AK) $152.01 NYC Suburbs/Long Island (NY) $150.83 National average $128.59 … 97 more localities between … Rest Of Missouri (MO) $116.82 Alabama (AL) $116.15 Mississippi (MS) $115.71 Arkansas (AR) $114.57

Non-facility payment for 10060 in the 2026 fee schedule ($33.4009 conversion factor), before sequestration. Gray bar = national average.

Global period: 010

10-day global period: routine post-procedure care within 10 days is included in the payment.

Related codes - common office procedures

11102 · skin biopsy, tangential, first lesion
11104 · skin biopsy, punch, first lesion
11200 · removal of skin tags, up to 15
11730 · nail plate avulsion, partial or complete, first
11042 · debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm
12001 · simple wound repair, scalp/trunk/extremities, 2.5 cm or less
17000 · destruction of premalignant lesion, first
17003 · destruction of premalignant lesions, 2-14, each
17110 · destruction of benign lesions, up to 14
20610 · aspiration or injection of major joint (knee, shoulder, hip)
20552 · trigger point injection, 1-2 muscles
69210 · removal of impacted earwax, unilateral

Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicare pay for 10060 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $128.59 and the facility payment is $100.54, using the standard $33.4009 conversion factor. Actual amounts vary by Medicare locality; use the RVU calculator for your area.

What is the work RVU for 10060?

The 2026 work RVU for 10060 is 1.19. Total RVUs are 3.85 in the non-facility setting and 3.01 in the facility setting.

Why are the facility and non-facility amounts different?

Only the practice expense component changes by setting. In an office (non-facility) the practice bears the overhead, so the PE RVU is higher; in a hospital or ASC the facility bills its own overhead separately.

Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule relative value file (rvu26c.zip, retrieved 2026-07-11). Service description is an original plain-English summary, not CPT descriptor text. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Amounts are estimates before sequestration and claim-level adjustments.