CPT 21010–21936 codes: Surgery: musculoskeletal system

This range contains 205 CPT Category I codes in the 2026 CMS fee schedule data, 198 of which carry work RVUs. Select a code to see its full RVU breakdown, Medicare status and related codes.

CPT 21010 — Cutting into the jaw joint (TMJ) for treatment (10.76 wRVUs)
CPT 21011 — Removing a lump under the skin of the face (less than 2 cm) (2.92 wRVUs)
CPT 21012 — Removing a lump just under the skin of the face (2 cm or larger) (4.34 wRVUs)
CPT 21013 — Removing a small deep tumor of the face (less than 2 cm) (5.28 wRVUs)
CPT 21014 — Removing a deep tumor of the face (2 cm or larger) (6.95 wRVUs)
CPT 21015 — Removing a face or scalp tumor requiring wider excision (less than 2 cm) (9.64 wRVUs)
CPT 21016 — Removing a face or scalp tumor requiring wider excision (2 cm or larger) (14.88 wRVUs)
CPT 21025 — Removing a piece of the lower jaw bone (9.78 wRVUs)
CPT 21026 — Removing a piece of a facial bone (5.56 wRVUs)
CPT 21029 — Reshaping a bone lesion in the face without full removal (8.18 wRVUs)
CPT 21030 — Removing a benign tumor from the upper jaw or cheekbone (4.79 wRVUs)
CPT 21031 — Removing a bony overgrowth from the lower jaw (3.22 wRVUs)
CPT 21032 — Removing a bony overgrowth from the upper jaw (3.26 wRVUs)
CPT 21034 — Removing a cancerous tumor from the upper jaw or cheekbone (16.95 wRVUs)
CPT 21040 — Removing a lesion from the lower jaw (4.79 wRVUs)
CPT 21044 — Removing a cancerous jaw lesion (12.48 wRVUs)
CPT 21045 — Extensive jaw cancer surgery (17.91 wRVUs)
CPT 21046 — Complex removal of a lower jaw cyst (13.85 wRVUs)
CPT 21047 — Removing a lower jaw cyst and repairing the defect (19.57 wRVUs)
CPT 21048 — Complex removal of an upper jaw cyst (14.34 wRVUs)
CPT 21049 — Removing an upper jaw cyst and repairing the defect (18.84 wRVUs)
CPT 21050 — Surgical removal of the jaw joint (TMJ) (11.47 wRVUs)
CPT 21060 — Removing cartilage disc from the jaw joint (10.79 wRVUs)
CPT 21070 — Removing the coronoid bony process of the lower jaw (8.40 wRVUs)
CPT 21073 — Manipulation of the jaw joint under anesthesia (3.36 wRVUs)
CPT 21076 — Making a surgical prosthesis for jaw surgery (13.07 wRVUs)
CPT 21077 — Making a prosthesis for an eye socket defect (32.86 wRVUs)
CPT 21079 — Making an intermediate jaw obturator prosthesis (21.75 wRVUs)
CPT 21080 — Making a definitive jaw obturator prosthesis (24.43 wRVUs)
CPT 21081 — Making a lower jaw resection prosthesis (22.28 wRVUs)
CPT 21082 — Making a palatal augmentation prosthesis (20.32 wRVUs)
CPT 21083 — Making a palatal lift prosthesis for speech (18.79 wRVUs)
CPT 21084 — Making a speech aid prosthesis (21.92 wRVUs)
CPT 21085 — Making a surgical splint for jaw surgery (8.77 wRVUs)
CPT 21086 — Making an ear prosthesis (24.26 wRVUs)
CPT 21087 — Making a nose prosthesis (24.26 wRVUs)
CPT 21088 — Impres&prep facial prosth
CPT 21089 — Unlisted maxlfcl prosth px
CPT 21100 — Applying external fixation to the face and jaw (4.61 wRVUs)
CPT 21110 — Wiring the upper and lower teeth together (interdental fixation) (5.84 wRVUs)
CPT 21116 — Injecting dye into the jaw joint for X-ray imaging (0.79 wRVUs)
CPT 21120 — Chin augmentation with an implant (4.97 wRVUs)
CPT 21121 — Chin advancement with a single sliding cut of the bone (7.61 wRVUs)
CPT 21122 — Chin advancement with 2 or more sliding cuts (8.49 wRVUs)
CPT 21123 — Chin augmentation with a sliding bone cut and graft (11.06 wRVUs)
CPT 21125 — Lower jaw augmentation with a prosthetic implant (10.53 wRVUs)
CPT 21127 — Lower jaw augmentation with a bone graft (12.13 wRVUs)
CPT 21137 — Cosmetic reshaping of the forehead only (9.98 wRVUs)
CPT 21138 — Cosmetic forehead reshaping with a prosthetic implant (12.55 wRVUs)
CPT 21139 — Cosmetic forehead reshaping with setback (14.64 wRVUs)
CPT 21141 — Lefort I single-piece jaw advancement without bone graft (19.08 wRVUs)
CPT 21142 — Lefort I two-piece jaw advancement without bone graft (19.77 wRVUs)
CPT 21143 — Lefort I three-or-more piece jaw advancement without bone graft (20.52 wRVUs)
CPT 21145 — Lefort I single-piece jaw advancement with bone graft (23.34 wRVUs)
CPT 21146 — Lefort I two-piece jaw advancement with bone graft (24.25 wRVUs)
CPT 21147 — Lefort I three-or-more piece jaw advancement with bone graft (25.81 wRVUs)
CPT 21150 — Lefort II midface advancement (25.31 wRVUs)
CPT 21151 — Lefort II midface advancement with bone grafts (28.29 wRVUs)
CPT 21154 — Lefort III midface advancement without Lefort I (30.51 wRVUs)
CPT 21155 — Lefort III midface advancement combined with Lefort I (34.34 wRVUs)
CPT 21159 — Lefort III midface advancement extending to forehead, without Lefort I (42.06 wRVUs)
CPT 21160 — Lefort III midface advancement extending to forehead, with Lefort I (46.01 wRVUs)
CPT 21172 — Rebuilding the eye socket and forehead area (27.50 wRVUs)
CPT 21175 — Rebuilding the eye socket and forehead with grafts (32.72 wRVUs)
CPT 21179 — Reconstructing the entire forehead (22.08 wRVUs)
CPT 21180 — Reconstructing the entire forehead (24.94 wRVUs)
CPT 21181 — Reshaping a bump or lesion on a skull bone (10.02 wRVUs)
CPT 21182 — Reconstructing a section of skull bone (small area) (31.77 wRVUs)
CPT 21183 — Reconstructing a section of skull bone (medium area) (34.81 wRVUs)
CPT 21184 — Reconstructing a section of skull bone (large area) (37.65 wRVUs)
CPT 21188 — Reconstructing the midface bones (22.57 wRVUs)
CPT 21193 — Reconstructing the lower jaw without a bone graft (18.43 wRVUs)
CPT 21194 — Reconstructing the lower jaw with a bone graft (21.27 wRVUs)
CPT 21195 — Reconstructing the lower jaw without internal fixation (18.68 wRVUs)
CPT 21196 — Reconstructing the lower jaw with internal fixation (20.31 wRVUs)
CPT 21198 — Reconstructing a segment of the lower jaw (15.32 wRVUs)
CPT 21199 — Reconstructing and advancing a lower jaw segment (16.31 wRVUs)
CPT 21206 — Reconstructing an upper jaw bone segment (15.20 wRVUs)
CPT 21208 — Building up facial bones with grafts or implants (11.13 wRVUs)
CPT 21209 — Reducing prominent or overgrown facial bones (7.62 wRVUs)
CPT 21210 — Bone graft to repair a facial bone defect (11.40 wRVUs)
CPT 21215 — Bone graft to the lower jaw (11.92 wRVUs)
CPT 21230 — Harvesting a rib cartilage graft (10.89 wRVUs)
CPT 21235 — Harvesting an ear cartilage graft (7.31 wRVUs)
CPT 21240 — Reconstructing the jaw joint with a graft (15.67 wRVUs)
CPT 21242 — Reconstructing the jaw joint using an artificial disc (14.23 wRVUs)
CPT 21243 — Full replacement of the jaw joint with a prosthesis (23.92 wRVUs)
CPT 21244 — Reconstructing the lower jaw with a metal strut (13.28 wRVUs)
CPT 21245 — Reconstructing the jaw using implants (partial) (12.79 wRVUs)
CPT 21246 — Reconstructing the jaw using implants (complete) (12.60 wRVUs)
CPT 21247 — Reconstructing the lower jaw ramus with grafts (23.76 wRVUs)
CPT 21248 — Reconstructing the jaw with implanted dental fixtures (partial) (12.42 wRVUs)
CPT 21249 — Reconstructing the jaw with implanted dental fixtures (complete) (18.30 wRVUs)
CPT 21255 — Reconstructing the lower jaw joint using a rib graft (18.00 wRVUs)
CPT 21256 — Reconstructing the bony eye socket (17.22 wRVUs)
CPT 21260 — Repositioning the eye sockets closer together (external approach) (17.45 wRVUs)
CPT 21261 — Repositioning the eye sockets with combined external and skull-base approach (33.22 wRVUs)
CPT 21263 — Repositioning the eye sockets with additional forehead work (30.23 wRVUs)
CPT 21267 — Repositioning outward-set eye sockets (external approach) (20.17 wRVUs)
CPT 21268 — Repositioning outward-set eye sockets with skull-base approach (26.39 wRVUs)
CPT 21270 — Building up the cheekbone with an implant or graft (10.36 wRVUs)
CPT 21275 — Second-stage revision of orbital-facial bone reconstruction (11.47 wRVUs)
CPT 21280 — Repositioning the inner corner of the eyelid to the bone (6.95 wRVUs)
CPT 21282 — Repositioning the outer corner of the eyelid to the bone (4.16 wRVUs)
CPT 21295 — Releasing tight jaw muscle attachment through the mouth (1.85 wRVUs)
CPT 21296 — Releasing tight jaw muscle attachment through an outside incision (4.66 wRVUs)
CPT 21299 — Unlisted cranfcl&maxlfcl px
CPT 21315 — Setting a broken nose without stabilizing hardware (0.94 wRVUs)
CPT 21320 — Setting a broken nose and stabilizing with packing or splint (1.55 wRVUs)
CPT 21325 — Open surgical repair of a simple broken nose (4.08 wRVUs)
CPT 21330 — Open surgical repair of a broken nose with wire or plate fixation (5.65 wRVUs)
CPT 21335 — Open surgical repair of broken nose and septum (8.79 wRVUs)
CPT 21336 — Open surgical repair of a broken nasal septum (6.60 wRVUs)
CPT 21337 — Non-surgical setting of a fractured nasal septum (3.31 wRVUs)
CPT 21338 — Open repair of nose-and-ethmoid fractures without fixation hardware (6.70 wRVUs)
CPT 21339 — Open repair of nose-and-ethmoid fractures with fixation hardware (8.29 wRVUs)
CPT 21340 — Setting a nose-and-ethmoid fracture through the skin (11.20 wRVUs)
CPT 21343 — Open repair of a depressed frontal sinus fracture (13.96 wRVUs)
CPT 21344 — Open repair of a complicated frontal sinus fracture (21.03 wRVUs)
CPT 21345 — Non-surgical setting of combined nose and jaw fractures (8.83 wRVUs)
CPT 21346 — Open repair of a nose-and-upper-jaw fracture with fixation (11.16 wRVUs)
CPT 21347 — Open repair of multiple nose-and-upper-jaw fractures (13.19 wRVUs)
CPT 21348 — Open repair of a nose-and-upper-jaw fracture using bone graft (17.08 wRVUs)
CPT 21355 — Setting a cheekbone fracture through the skin (4.34 wRVUs)
CPT 21356 — Open repair of a depressed cheekbone arch fracture (4.71 wRVUs)
CPT 21360 — Open repair of a depressed cheekbone fracture (7.01 wRVUs)
CPT 21365 — Open repair of a complex cheekbone fracture (16.35 wRVUs)
CPT 21366 — Open repair of a complex cheekbone fracture with bone grafts (18.14 wRVUs)
CPT 21385 — Open repair of an orbital floor fracture through the upper jaw (9.33 wRVUs)
CPT 21386 — Open repair of an orbital floor fracture from around the eye (9.33 wRVUs)
CPT 21387 — Open repair of an orbital floor fracture using combined approaches (9.86 wRVUs)
CPT 21390 — Open repair of an orbital fracture using an implant (10.95 wRVUs)
CPT 21395 — Open repair of an orbital fracture using a bone graft (14.33 wRVUs)
CPT 21400 — Non-surgical setting of an orbital fracture without manipulation (1.46 wRVUs)
CPT 21401 — Non-surgical setting of an orbital fracture with manipulation (3.59 wRVUs)
CPT 21406 — Open repair of an orbital fracture without an implant (7.23 wRVUs)
CPT 21407 — Open repair of an orbital fracture with an implant (8.79 wRVUs)
CPT 21408 — Open repair of an orbital fracture with a bone graft (12.46 wRVUs)
CPT 21421 — Setting a broken palate or upper jaw with wire fixation (5.87 wRVUs)
CPT 21422 — Open repair of a broken palate or upper jaw (8.51 wRVUs)
CPT 21423 — Open repair of a complex broken palate or upper jaw (10.58 wRVUs)
CPT 21431 — Non-surgical setting of a face-from-skull separation fracture (7.70 wRVUs)
CPT 21432 — Open repair of a face-from-skull fracture with wiring (8.60 wRVUs)
CPT 21433 — Open repair of a complex, multi-piece face-from-skull fracture (25.63 wRVUs)
CPT 21435 — Open repair of a face-from-skull fracture using internal and external fixation (19.75 wRVUs)
CPT 21436 — Open repair of a complex multi-piece face-from-skull fracture with internal fixation (29.54 wRVUs)
CPT 21440 — Non-surgical setting of a fractured tooth-bearing jaw ridge (3.35 wRVUs)
CPT 21445 — Open repair of a fractured tooth-bearing jaw ridge (6.10 wRVUs)
CPT 21450 — Non-surgical treatment of a lower jaw fracture without manipulation (3.62 wRVUs)
CPT 21451 — Non-surgical treatment of a lower jaw fracture with manipulation (5.51 wRVUs)
CPT 21452 — Setting a lower jaw fracture through the skin using external fixation (2.34 wRVUs)
CPT 21453 — Non-surgical treatment of a lower jaw fracture with wired teeth (6.47 wRVUs)
CPT 21454 — Open repair of a lower jaw fracture using an external fixator (7.18 wRVUs)
CPT 21461 — Open repair of a lower jaw fracture without wiring the teeth (9.08 wRVUs)
CPT 21462 — Open repair of a lower jaw fracture with the teeth wired (10.73 wRVUs)
CPT 21465 — Open repair of a fractured lower jaw joint knob (12.79 wRVUs)
CPT 21470 — Open repair of a complicated multi-piece lower jaw fracture (17.10 wRVUs)
CPT 21480 — Non-surgical relocation of a dislocated jaw joint (0.59 wRVUs)
CPT 21485 — Non-surgical relocation of a complicated dislocated jaw joint (4.65 wRVUs)
CPT 21490 — Open surgical relocation of a dislocated jaw joint (12.63 wRVUs)
CPT 21497 — Wiring the teeth together for reasons other than a fracture (4.52 wRVUs)
CPT 21499 — Unlisted muscskel px head
CPT 21501 — Draining a deep abscess or blood pocket in neck soft tissue (3.88 wRVUs)
CPT 21502 — Draining a deep abscess or blood pocket from the neck to a rib (7.36 wRVUs)
CPT 21510 — Cutting into the outer layer of a chest bone to reach a deep pocket (6.05 wRVUs)
CPT 21550 — Biopsy of tissue from the neck or chest (2.06 wRVUs)
CPT 21552 — Removing a lump under the skin of the neck that is 3 cm or larger (6.33 wRVUs)
CPT 21554 — Removing a deep neck tumor 5 cm or larger (10.85 wRVUs)
CPT 21555 — Removing a small lump under the skin of the neck (less than 3 cm) (3.86 wRVUs)
CPT 21556 — Removing a small deep neck tumor (less than 5 cm) (7.47 wRVUs)
CPT 21557 — Removing a tumor from deep in the neck or upper chest area (less than 5 cm) (14.38 wRVUs)
CPT 21558 — Removing a neck tumor 5 cm or larger (21.04 wRVUs)
CPT 21600 — Removing part of a rib (7.08 wRVUs)
CPT 21601 — Removing a chest-wall tumor along with adjacent ribs (17.34 wRVUs)
CPT 21602 — Removing a chest-wall tumor without removing lymph nodes (21.64 wRVUs)
CPT 21603 — Removing a chest-wall tumor along with lymph nodes (24.54 wRVUs)
CPT 21610 — Partial removal of a rib for a diagnostic purpose (15.51 wRVUs)
CPT 21615 — Complete removal of a rib (10.19 wRVUs)
CPT 21616 — Removing a rib along with nearby nerves (12.37 wRVUs)
CPT 21620 — Removing part of the breastbone (7.10 wRVUs)
CPT 21627 — Cleaning infected tissue off the breastbone (7.12 wRVUs)
CPT 21630 — Extensive removal of the breastbone (18.70 wRVUs)
CPT 21685 — Moving the hyoid bone forward to help open the airway (14.88 wRVUs)
CPT 21700 — Releasing tight neck muscles (simple) (6.15 wRVUs)
CPT 21705 — Releasing tight neck muscles including a rib procedure (9.67 wRVUs)
CPT 21720 — Cutting a tight neck muscle to correct twisted neck (5.66 wRVUs)
CPT 21725 — Cutting a tight neck muscle with cast application for twisted neck (7.01 wRVUs)
CPT 21740 — Reconstructing a sunken breastbone (open surgery) (17.13 wRVUs)
CPT 21742 — Repair stern/nuss w/o scope
CPT 21743 — Repair sternum/nuss w/scope
CPT 21750 — Surgical repair of a breastbone that has separated after prior surgery (11.12 wRVUs)
CPT 21811 — Open treatment of rib fracture(s) with internal fixation, 1 to 3 ribs (10.52 wRVUs)
CPT 21812 — Repair of rib fractures with plates and screws (4 to 6 ribs) (12.68 wRVUs)
CPT 21813 — Repair of rib fractures with plates and screws (7 or more ribs) (17.17 wRVUs)
CPT 21820 — Non-surgical treatment of a breastbone fracture (1.33 wRVUs)
CPT 21825 — Open surgical repair of a breastbone fracture (7.57 wRVUs)
CPT 21899 — Unlisted px neck/thorax
CPT 21920 — Simple biopsy of soft tissue in the back (2.06 wRVUs)
CPT 21925 — Deep biopsy of soft tissue in the back (4.51 wRVUs)
CPT 21930 — Removing a small lump under the skin of the back (less than 3 cm) (4.82 wRVUs)
CPT 21931 — Removal of a soft-tissue growth from the back, 3 cm or larger (6.71 wRVUs)
CPT 21932 — Removing a deep tumor from the back (smaller than 5 cm) (9.57 wRVUs)
CPT 21933 — Removing a deep tumor from the back (5 cm or larger) (10.85 wRVUs)
CPT 21935 — Extensive removal of a back tumor smaller than 5 cm (15.33 wRVUs)
CPT 21936 — Removing a large tumor from deep in the back (5 cm or larger) (21.99 wRVUs)

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