Common office procedures

17000 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Destruction of premalignant lesion, first.

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	0.59	0.59
Practice expense RVU	1.34	0.78
Malpractice RVU	0.06	0.06
Total RVUs	1.99	1.43
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$66.47	$47.76
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$66.80	$48.00

How 17000 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 17000 ranges from $59.19 in Arkansas (AR) to $87.49 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA); calculate 17000 for your locality.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $87.49 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $87.21 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $85.61 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $85.54 Napa (CA) $80.96 Vallejo (CA) $80.86 Alaska (AK) $78.33 NYC Suburbs/Long Island (NY) $77.91 National average $66.47 … 97 more localities between … Rest Of Missouri (MO) $60.24 Alabama (AL) $60.00 Mississippi (MS) $59.72 Arkansas (AR) $59.19

Non-facility payment for 17000 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

10060 · incision and drainage of abscess, simple
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
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 17000 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $66.47 and the facility payment is $47.76, 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 17000?

The 2026 work RVU for 17000 is 0.59. Total RVUs are 1.99 in the non-facility setting and 1.43 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.