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CPT 17106 — Dstr cut vsc prlf les<10sqcm

CPT code 17106 (Dstr cut vsc prlf les<10sqcm) carries 3.6 work RVUs under the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Total RVUs are 10.24 in a non-facility setting and 7.17 in a facility setting, which at the 2026 conversion factor of $33.40 works out to $342.03 and $239.48 respectively.

3.6
Work RVU
10.24
Total RVU (non-facility)
$342.03
Medicare, non-facility
$239.48
Medicare, facility
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RVU breakdown for CPT 17106

ComponentRVUsWhat it covers
Work RVU3.6Physician time, skill, effort, and stress.
Practice expense RVU (non-facility)6.22Office overhead, staff, supplies.
Practice expense RVU (facility)3.15Overhead when performed in a hospital.
Malpractice RVU0.42Professional liability cost.
Total RVU (non-facility)10.24Work + non-facility PE + malpractice.
Total RVU (facility)7.17Work + facility PE + malpractice.

How Medicare payment is calculated

Medicare multiplies total RVUs by the annual conversion factor. For CPT 17106 in 2026:

SettingTotal RVUConversion factorNational payment
Non-facility10.24$33.40$342.03
Facility7.17$33.40$239.48

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 17106

Global period
90-day global — major surgery; 90 days of follow-up care included.
Multiple procedure reduction
Subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction (100%/50%/50%…).
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.

17107 · 4.67 wRVU17108 · 7.3 wRVU17110 · 0.68 wRVU

Questions about CPT 17106

How many work RVUs is CPT 17106?

CPT 17106 is assigned 3.6 work RVUs in the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

What does Medicare pay for CPT 17106?

At the 2026 national conversion factor of $33.40, CPT 17106 pays approximately $342.03 in a non-facility setting and $239.48 in a facility setting before geographic adjustment.

What is the global period for CPT 17106?

90-day global — major surgery; 90 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.