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10120 Inc&rmvl fb subq tiss smpl

What 10120 is

CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Inc&rmvl fb subq tiss smpl.

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Medicare payment for 10120 (CY2026)

Work RVUPractice expense RVUMalpractice RVUTotalMedicare rate
Non-facility (office)1.193.380.144.71$157.32
Facility (hospital, ASC)1.191.730.143.06$102.21

National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.


Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: 10-day global period.

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Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)

Medicare caps 10120 at 3 units per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 3 - date of service edit (clinical): units above the MUE may pay with documentation on appeal), rationale: Clinical: Data. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.

Billed with 10120? These codes are bundled into it

10120 is a Column 1 code in 239 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.

Column 2 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
0213TNjx paravert w/us cer/thor0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0216TNjx paravert w/us lumb/sac0 - no modifier bypassCheck pair
0596TTemp fml iu vlv-pmp 1st insj1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0597TTemp fml iu valve-pmp rplcmt1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0903TEcg alg 12 lead reduced i&r1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0904TEcg alg 12 ld rdcd trcg only1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
0905TEcg alg 12 ld rdcd i&r only1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11000Dbrdmt ecz/infected skin<10%1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11001Dbrdmt ecz/infct skn ea addl1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11004Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent&per1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11005Dbrdmt skin abdominal wall1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11006Dbrdmt skin xtrnl gent per1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11042Dbrdmt subq tis 1st 20sqcm/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11043Dbrdmt musc&/fsca 1st 20/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11044Dbrdmt bone 1st 20 sq cm/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11045Dbrdmt subq tiss each addl1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11046Dbrdmt musc&/fsca ea addl1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11047Dbrdmt bone each addl1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11055Paring/cutg b9 hyprker les 11 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11056Parng/cutg b9 hyprkr les 2-41 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11057Parng/cutg b9 hyprkr les >41 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11719Trim nail(s) any number1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11720Debride nail 1-51 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
11721Debride nail 6 or more1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12001Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk 2.5cm/<1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12002Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk2.6-7.5cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12004Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trk7.6-12.5cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12005Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk12.6-20.0cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12006Rpr s/n/a/gen/trk20.1-30.0cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair
12007Rpr s/n/ax/gen/trnk >30.0 cm1 - modifier may bypassCheck pair

Showing 30 of 239 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.

10120 is bundled into these codes

10120 appears as a Column 2 code in 18 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 10120 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
10121Inc&rmvl fb subq tiss comp1Check pair
11010Debride skin at fx site1Check pair
11011Debride skin musc at fx site1Check pair
11012Deb skin bone at fx site1Check pair
23333Remove shoulder fb deep1Check pair
23334Shoulder prosthesis removal1Check pair
23335Shoulder prosthesis removal1Check pair
27030Arthrotomy hip w/drainage1Check pair
27087Remove hip foreign body1Check pair
27600Decompression of lower leg1Check pair
27601Decompression of lower leg1Check pair
27603Drain lower leg lesion1Check pair
27604Drain lower leg bursa1Check pair
28190Removal of foot foreign body1Check pair
28192Removal of foot foreign body1Check pair

Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.