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CPT 20611 — Drain/inj joint/bursa w/us

CPT code 20611 (Drain/inj joint/bursa w/us) carries 1.07 work RVUs under the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Total RVUs are 3.12 in a non-facility setting and 1.5 in a facility setting, which at the 2026 conversion factor of $33.40 works out to $104.21 and $50.10 respectively.

1.07
Work RVU
3.12
Total RVU (non-facility)
$104.21
Medicare, non-facility
$50.10
Medicare, facility
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RVU breakdown for CPT 20611

ComponentRVUsWhat it covers
Work RVU1.07Physician time, skill, effort, and stress.
Practice expense RVU (non-facility)1.91Office overhead, staff, supplies.
Practice expense RVU (facility)0.29Overhead when performed in a hospital.
Malpractice RVU0.14Professional liability cost.
Total RVU (non-facility)3.12Work + non-facility PE + malpractice.
Total RVU (facility)1.5Work + facility PE + malpractice.

How Medicare payment is calculated

Medicare multiplies total RVUs by the annual conversion factor. For CPT 20611 in 2026:

SettingTotal RVUConversion factorNational payment
Non-facility3.12$33.40$104.21
Facility1.5$33.40$50.10

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 20611

Global period
0-day global — no pre- or post-operative period included.
Multiple procedure reduction
Subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction (100%/50%/50%…).
Bilateral surgery
150% payment adjustment applies when performed bilaterally.
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.

20610 · 0.77 wRVU

Questions about CPT 20611

How many work RVUs is CPT 20611?

CPT 20611 is assigned 1.07 work RVUs in the CMS 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

What does Medicare pay for CPT 20611?

At the 2026 national conversion factor of $33.40, CPT 20611 pays approximately $104.21 in a non-facility setting and $50.10 in a facility setting before geographic adjustment.

What is the global period for CPT 20611?

0-day global — no pre- or post-operative period 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.