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CPT 17004 — Destroy premal lesions 15/>

CPT code 17004 (Destroy premal lesions 15/>) carries 1.34 work RVUs under the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Total RVUs are 4.86 in a non-facility setting and 2.48 in a facility setting, which at the 2026 conversion factor of $33.40 works out to $162.33 and $82.83 respectively.

1.34
Work RVU
4.86
Total RVU (non-facility)
$162.33
Medicare, non-facility
$82.83
Medicare, facility
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RVU breakdown for CPT 17004

ComponentRVUsWhat it covers
Work RVU1.34Physician time, skill, effort, and stress.
Practice expense RVU (non-facility)3.39Office overhead, staff, supplies.
Practice expense RVU (facility)1.01Overhead when performed in a hospital.
Malpractice RVU0.13Professional liability cost.
Total RVU (non-facility)4.86Work + non-facility PE + malpractice.
Total RVU (facility)2.48Work + facility PE + malpractice.

How Medicare payment is calculated

Medicare multiplies total RVUs by the annual conversion factor. For CPT 17004 in 2026:

SettingTotal RVUConversion factorNational payment
Non-facility4.86$33.40$162.33
Facility2.48$33.40$82.83

These are national amounts. Actual payment is adjusted by the Geographic Practice Cost Index for your locality — check yours with the GPCI lookup.

Billing rules for CPT 17004

Global period
10-day global — minor procedure; 10 days of follow-up care included.
Multiple procedure reduction
No multiple-procedure payment reduction applies.
Bilateral surgery
Bilateral adjustment does not apply.
Assistant surgeon
Not permitted.
Co-surgeon
Not permitted unless documentation supports medical necessity.
Team surgery
Not permitted unless documentation supports medical necessity.

Related codes

Codes in the same CMS family, with their work RVU values.

17000 · 0.59 wRVU17003 · 0.04 wRVU

Questions about CPT 17004

How many work RVUs is CPT 17004?

CPT 17004 is assigned 1.34 work RVUs in the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

What does Medicare pay for CPT 17004?

At the 2026 national conversion factor of $33.40, CPT 17004 pays approximately $162.33 in a non-facility setting and $82.83 in a facility setting before geographic adjustment.

What is the global period for CPT 17004?

10-day global — minor procedure; 10 days of follow-up care included.

RVU values reflect the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (conversion factor $33.40). Payment figures are national and unadjusted for geography. Verify against the official fee schedule before using for billing.