CPT 15838

Exc Excsv Skin & Subq Tissue Submental Fat Pad

CPT 15838 pays $599.88 in a non-facility setting and $599.88 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $536.16 in Arkansas to $730.28 in Alaska, a 36% spread.

National non-facility rate

$599.88

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$599.88

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$730.28

Alaska

Lowest state
$536.16

Arkansas · 36% 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 $599.88
CPT 15838 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $599.88, national facility $599.88.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$730.28$730.28
District of Columbia
$670.15$670.15
New York
$662.97$662.97
New Jersey
$653.31$653.31
Florida
$647.62$647.62
California
$638.54$638.54
Washington
$637.38$637.38
Connecticut
$637.34$637.34
Illinois
$636.34$636.34
Massachusetts
$634.61$634.61
Maryland
$619.18$619.18
Hawaii
$617.69$617.69
Colorado
$610.32$610.32
Rhode Island
$608.95$608.95
New Hampshire
$605.26$605.26
Oregon
$603.44$603.44
Michigan
$602.83$602.83
Puerto Rico
$602.24$602.24
Virgin Islands
$602.24$602.24
Pennsylvania
$599.93$599.93
Montana
$599.78$599.78
Georgia
$597.03$597.03
Texas
$593.47$593.47
Delaware
$592.85$592.85
Nevada
$591.91$591.91
Wyoming
$587.03$587.03
New Mexico
$586.42$586.42
West Virginia
$584.26$584.26
Arizona
$584.02$584.02
Virginia
$580.55$580.55
Utah
$577.92$577.92
Louisiana
$577.68$577.68
Missouri
$575.90$575.90
Ohio
$575.75$575.75
Minnesota
$573.25$573.25
Vermont
$572.64$572.64
South Carolina
$571.04$571.04
North Dakota
$570.52$570.52
Maine
$568.87$568.87
South Dakota
$567.06$567.06
Kentucky
$564.39$564.39
North Carolina
$563.15$563.15
Oklahoma
$558.69$558.69
Indiana
$553.89$553.89
Wisconsin
$553.83$553.83
Tennessee
$551.34$551.34
Idaho
$551.28$551.28
Kansas
$548.30$548.30
Mississippi
$547.79$547.79
Nebraska
$547.43$547.43
Iowa
$546.11$546.11
Alabama
$543.19$543.19
Arkansas
$536.16$536.16

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Commercial rates for 15838

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