CPT Code wRVU Values (2026)
Plain-English wRVU lookups for common codes — updated as the library grows.
10060 — Drain an abscess (simple / single) · wRVU 1.19 10061 — Drain an abscess (complex / multiple) · wRVU 2.39 10080 — Drain a pilonidal cyst (simple) · wRVU 1.19 10120 — Remove foreign body under the skin (simple) · wRVU 1.19 10121 — Remove foreign body under the skin (complex) · wRVU 2.67 10160 — Needle aspiration of abscess/cyst/hematoma · wRVU 1.22 11042 — Wound debridement — skin / subcutaneous · wRVU 0.98 11730 — Remove a nail (partial or whole) — one · wRVU 1.02 11750 — Permanent nail removal (with matrix) · wRVU 1.54 12001 — Simple stitches ≤2.5 cm — trunk/arms/legs · wRVU 0.82 12002 — Simple stitches 2.6–7.5 cm — trunk/arms/legs · wRVU 1.11 12004 — Simple stitches 7.6–12.5 cm — trunk/arms/legs · wRVU 1.40 12011 — Simple stitches ≤2.5 cm — face/lips/ears · wRVU 1.04 12013 — Simple stitches 2.6–5 cm — face/lips/ears · wRVU 1.19 12031 — Layered (intermediate) repair ≤2.5 cm — trunk/arms/legs · wRVU 1.95 12032 — Layered (intermediate) repair 2.6–7.5 cm — trunk/arms/legs · wRVU 2.46 12051 — Layered (intermediate) repair ≤2.5 cm — face/neck · wRVU 2.27 15851 — Suture/staple removal requiring anesthesia or sedation · wRVU 1.07 16020 — Dress/debride a small burn · wRVU 0.69 17110 — Destroy warts/benign lesions — up to 14 · wRVU 0.68 20600 — Inject/aspirate a small joint (fingers/toes) · wRVU 0.64 20605 — Inject/aspirate an intermediate joint (wrist/elbow/ankle) · wRVU 0.66 20610 — Inject/aspirate a major joint (knee/shoulder/hip) · wRVU 0.77 29125 — Apply short-arm splint (forearm to hand) · wRVU 0.49 29130 — Apply finger splint · wRVU 0.49 29515 — Apply short-leg splint · wRVU 0.71 30300 — Remove foreign body from the nose · wRVU 1.06 46083 — Incise an external thrombosed hemorrhoid · wRVU 1.41 51701 — Straight (in-and-out) bladder catheter · wRVU 0.49 51702 — Insert indwelling Foley catheter · wRVU 0.49 57415 — Remove impacted foreign body from the vagina (with anesthesia) · wRVU 2.43 65205 — Remove superficial foreign body from eye (conjunctiva) · wRVU 0.48 65210 — Remove embedded foreign body from eye (conjunctiva) · wRVU 0.59 65220 — Remove foreign body from cornea (no slit lamp) · wRVU 0.69 69200 — Remove foreign body from the ear · wRVU 0.75 69210 — Remove earwax with instruments — one ear · wRVU 0.59 93000 — EKG — full (tracing plus reading & report) · wRVU 0.17 93010 — EKG — reading & report only · wRVU 0.17 96372 — Therapeutic shot — into muscle or under skin (IM/SubQ) · wRVU 0.17 96374 — IV push — single drug · wRVU 0.18 99202 — New patient visit — straightforward (level 2) · wRVU 0.93 99203 — New patient visit — low complexity (level 3) · wRVU 1.60 99204 — New patient visit — moderate complexity (level 4) · wRVU 2.60 99205 — New patient visit — high complexity (level 5) · wRVU 3.50 99211 — Established minimal / nurse visit · wRVU 0.18 99212 — Established patient visit — straightforward (level 2) · wRVU 0.70 99213 — Established patient visit — low complexity (level 3) · wRVU 1.30 99214 — Established patient visit — moderate complexity (level 4) · wRVU 1.92 99215 — Established patient visit — high complexity (level 5) · wRVU 2.80
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