Common office procedures

11102 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Skin biopsy, tangential, first lesion.

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	0.64	0.64
Practice expense RVU	2.16	0.20
Malpractice RVU	0.06	0.06
Total RVUs	2.86	0.90
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$95.53	$30.06
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$96.00	$30.21

How 11102 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 11102 ranges from $84.38 in Arkansas (AR) to $128.84 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA); calculate 11102 for your locality.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $128.84 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $128.56 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $126.05 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $125.98 Napa (CA) $118.83 Vallejo (CA) $118.73 Seattle (WA) $112.61 NYC Suburbs/Long Island (NY) $112.25 National average $95.53 … 97 more localities between … Alabama (AL) $85.64 Rest Of Missouri (MO) $85.52 Mississippi (MS) $84.98 Arkansas (AR) $84.38

Non-facility payment for 11102 in the 2026 fee schedule ($33.4009 conversion factor), before sequestration. Gray bar = national average.

Global period: 000

Same-day global period: related visits on the day of the procedure are included in the payment.

Related codes - common office procedures

10060 · incision and drainage of abscess, simple
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 11102 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $95.53 and the facility payment is $30.06, 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 11102?

The 2026 work RVU for 11102 is 0.64. Total RVUs are 2.86 in the non-facility setting and 0.90 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.