CPT 17261

Destruction Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.6-1.0 Cm

CPT 17261 pays $144.29 in a non-facility setting and $74.48 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $128.17 in Arkansas to $168.90 in Alaska, a 32% spread.

National non-facility rate

$144.29

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$74.48

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$168.90

Alaska

Lowest state
$128.17

Arkansas · 32% 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 $144.29
CPT 17261 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $144.29, national facility $74.48.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
Alaska
$168.90$94.56
District of Columbia
$164.79$82.55
California
$162.31$79.71
New Jersey
$159.34$80.73
New York
$159.24$81.36
Washington
$158.77$79.19
Massachusetts
$157.21$78.78
Hawaii
$156.38$77.01
Connecticut
$153.67$78.49
Colorado
$150.33$76.05
Maryland
$149.39$76.62
Oregon
$148.88$75.34
Florida
$148.42$78.38
Rhode Island
$147.93$75.82
New Hampshire
$147.91$75.24
Puerto Rico
$145.34$74.76
Virgin Islands
$145.34$74.76
Illinois
$144.69$77.24
Minnesota
$144.39$72.55
Montana
$144.28$74.48
Nevada
$143.72$73.85
Wyoming
$143.25$73.44
Delaware
$142.88$73.91
Pennsylvania
$142.87$74.49
Texas
$142.67$73.94
North Dakota
$141.91$72.10
South Dakota
$141.63$71.82
Virginia
$141.40$72.78
Vermont
$141.31$72.20
Arizona
$140.60$72.95
Georgia
$140.51$73.92
Michigan
$139.79$74.24
Maine
$138.32$71.62
Utah
$137.85$72.23
Wisconsin
$137.30$70.42
New Mexico
$136.75$72.74
North Carolina
$136.11$70.98
South Carolina
$136.05$71.55
Missouri
$135.95$71.89
Louisiana
$135.73$72.00
Ohio
$135.58$71.84
Indiana
$134.89$70.18
Idaho
$134.14$69.91
Nebraska
$134.06$69.62
Iowa
$133.33$69.46
Tennessee
$133.29$69.83
West Virginia
$132.85$72.19
Kentucky
$132.79$70.73
Kansas
$132.65$69.55
Oklahoma
$132.64$70.30
Alabama
$129.99$68.90
Mississippi
$129.27$69.17
Arkansas
$128.17$68.21

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Commercial rates for 17261

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