# CPT 15836: Excision Excessive Skin & Subq Tissue Arm

Medicare 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.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/15836-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Plastic Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $728.81 |
| National facility | $728.81 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | $770.36 | $770.36 |
| 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 | $729.80 | $729.80 |
| 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 |

## Related codes

- 10140: I&d Hematoma Seroma/fluid Collection — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10140-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11055: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion 1 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11055-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11056: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion 2-4 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11056-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11057: Paring/cutting Benign Hyperkeratotic Lesion >4 — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11057-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11403: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l 2.1-3.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11403-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11404: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l 3.1-4.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11404-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11406: Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/l >4.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11406-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11603: Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/arm/leg 2.1-3.0 Cm — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11603-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 15836 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