# CPT 11721

> Medicare paid $45.14 for CPT 11721 in the office (non-facility) setting and $25.43 in a facility under the Q2 2014 Physician Fee Schedule, effective April 2014. These are the national allowed amounts before the ~2% sequestration cut and before locality (GPCI) adjustment.

## What it is

Cutting back and thinning nails that have grown thick, deformed, or brittle, usually from fungal infection or long-standing pressure. This code covers a session in which six or more nails are treated; a companion code covers sessions of five nails or fewer. The work is done with clippers, a burr, or a rotary file rather than surgically removing the nail.

## Selected release

- Release: Q2 2014 (2014 B)
- Effective: April 1 – June 30, 2014
- Status indicator: A
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: $45.14
- Facility national allowed amount: $25.43
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: 0.54
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: 0.68
- Facility practice expense RVU: 0.13
- Malpractice RVU: 0.04
- Conversion factor: 35.8228
- Formula: `(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor`

## Source and citation

- Source: Physician relative value file (Q2 2014)
- CMS file: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu14b.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU14_V0324.csv, row 4,761
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/11721/2014/B
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/11721/2014/B
- Last significant update: 2026-08-04T03:05:19+00:00