CPT 15836

Excision Excessive Skin & Subq Tissue Arm

CPT 15836 pays $728.81 in a non-facility setting and $728.81 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $652.68 in Arkansas to $893.45 in Alaska, a 37% spread.

National non-facility rate

$728.81

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$728.81

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$893.45

Alaska

Lowest state
$652.68

Arkansas · 37% spread

Medicare rate by state

53 Medicare jurisdictions, highest to lowest. State values average every locality in the jurisdiction at a 33.4009 conversion factor.

Non-facilityFacilityNational $728.81
CPT 15836 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $728.81, national facility $728.81.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$893.45$893.45
District of Columbia
$811.54$811.54
New York
$805.15$805.15
New Jersey
$792.12$792.12
Florida
$790.58$790.58
Illinois
$777.66$777.66
Connecticut
$773.77$773.77
Washington
$770.86$770.86
California
$770.35$770.35
Massachusetts
$768.05$768.05
Maryland
$751.84$751.84
Hawaii
$745.55$745.55
Colorado
$739.34$739.34
Rhode Island
$738.98$738.98
Michigan
$735.46$735.46
New Hampshire
$733.88$733.88
Puerto Rico
$731.36$731.36
Virgin Islands
$731.36$731.36
Oregon
$730.92$730.92
Pennsylvania
$729.79$729.79
Montana
$728.68$728.68
Georgia
$727.24$727.24
Texas
$721.20$721.20
Delaware
$720.23$720.23
Nevada
$718.42$718.42
New Mexico
$715.19$715.19
West Virginia
$714.62$714.62
Wyoming
$712.13$712.13
Arizona
$709.67$709.67
Virginia
$704.53$704.53
Louisiana
$704.04$704.04
Utah
$703.11$703.11
Ohio
$701.54$701.54
Missouri
$701.51$701.51
South Carolina
$694.92$694.92
Vermont
$693.93$693.93
Minnesota
$692.92$692.92
North Dakota
$690.71$690.71
Maine
$690.65$690.65
Kentucky
$687.91$687.91
South Dakota
$686.23$686.23
North Carolina
$684.26$684.26
Oklahoma
$680.34$680.34
Indiana
$672.54$672.54
Wisconsin
$671.02$671.02
Tennessee
$670.06$670.06
Idaho
$669.47$669.47
Mississippi
$667.69$667.69
Kansas
$666.35$666.35
Nebraska
$664.33$664.33
Iowa
$663.00$663.00
Alabama
$661.06$661.06
Arkansas
$652.68$652.68

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Commercial rates for 15836

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