Common office procedures

17110 - RVUs & Medicare payment (2026)

Destruction of benign lesions, up to 14.

Component	Non-facility	Facility
Work RVU	0.68	0.68
Practice expense RVU	2.58	1.12
Malpractice RVU	0.07	0.07
Total RVUs	3.33	1.87
National payment (CF $33.4009)	$111.22	$62.46
Qualifying APM payment (CF $33.5675)	$111.78	$62.77

How 17110 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 17110 ranges from $97.94 in Arkansas (AR) to $150.73 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA); calculate 17110 for your locality.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $150.73 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (CA) $150.40 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $147.45 San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (CA) $147.37 Napa (CA) $138.91 Vallejo (CA) $138.79 Seattle (WA) $131.49 NYC Suburbs/Long Island (NY) $130.97 National average $111.22 … 97 more localities between … Alabama (AL) $99.44 Rest Of Missouri (MO) $99.27 Mississippi (MS) $98.64 Arkansas (AR) $97.94

Non-facility payment for 17110 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
17000 · destruction of premalignant lesion, first
17003 · destruction of premalignant lesions, 2-14, each
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 17110 in 2026?

The national non-facility payment is $111.22 and the facility payment is $62.46, 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 17110?

The 2026 work RVU for 17110 is 0.68. Total RVUs are 3.33 in the non-facility setting and 1.87 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.