# CPT 11721: Debridement of nail(s) by any method, 6 or more

Medicare CPT 11721 pays $45.09 in a non-facility setting and $21.38 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $40.65 in Arkansas to $54.86 in Alaska, a 35% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11721-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Internal Medicine

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $45.09 |
| National facility | $21.38 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $54.86 | $29.61 |
| District of Columbia | $50.81 | $22.88 |
| California | $49.68 | $21.62 |
| New York | $49.50 | $23.05 |
| New Jersey | $49.39 | $22.68 |
| Washington | $48.90 | $21.86 |
| Massachusetts | $48.51 | $21.87 |
| Hawaii | $47.91 | $20.95 |
| Connecticut | $47.78 | $22.24 |
| Florida | $46.76 | $22.96 |
| Colorado | $46.58 | $21.35 |
| Maryland | $46.55 | $21.82 |
| Oregon | $46.15 | $21.16 |
| Rhode Island | $46.10 | $21.60 |
| New Hampshire | $45.94 | $21.25 |
| Illinois | $45.81 | $22.89 |
| Puerto Rico | $45.35 | $21.37 |
| Virgin Islands | $45.35 | $21.37 |
| Montana | $45.09 | $21.37 |
| Nevada | $44.84 | $21.10 |
| Pennsylvania | $44.84 | $21.61 |
| Delaware | $44.70 | $21.27 |
| Texas | $44.67 | $21.32 |
| Minnesota | $44.66 | $20.26 |
| Wyoming | $44.66 | $20.94 |
| Georgia | $44.26 | $21.64 |
| Michigan | $44.21 | $21.94 |
| Virginia | $44.16 | $20.85 |
| North Dakota | $44.10 | $20.38 |
| Arizona | $44.05 | $21.07 |
| Vermont | $44.01 | $20.53 |
| South Dakota | $43.98 | $20.27 |
| Utah | $43.38 | $21.09 |
| Maine | $43.32 | $20.66 |
| New Mexico | $43.29 | $21.55 |
| Missouri | $42.95 | $21.19 |
| Louisiana | $42.93 | $21.28 |
| South Carolina | $42.89 | $20.97 |
| Ohio | $42.87 | $21.22 |
| Wisconsin | $42.86 | $20.14 |
| North Carolina | $42.77 | $20.64 |
| West Virginia | $42.44 | $21.83 |
| Indiana | $42.36 | $20.37 |
| Idaho | $42.15 | $20.34 |
| Kentucky | $42.09 | $21.01 |
| Nebraska | $42.07 | $20.18 |
| Tennessee | $41.98 | $20.42 |
| Oklahoma | $41.97 | $20.79 |
| Iowa | $41.90 | $20.20 |
| Kansas | $41.79 | $20.36 |
| Alabama | $41.15 | $20.40 |
| Mississippi | $41.08 | $20.66 |
| Arkansas | $40.65 | $20.28 |

## Related codes

- 10060: Incision and drainage of abscess, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10060-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10061: Incision and drainage of abscess, complicated — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10061-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10120: Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10120-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10121: Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous, complicated — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10121-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11000: Debridement of extensive eczematous or infected skin, first 10% of body surface — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11000-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11042: Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11042-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11043: Debridement, muscle and/or fascia, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11043-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11044: Debridement, bone, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11044-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 11721 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules