Wart removal: how much does Medicare pay?

Nationally, the Q3 2026 Physician Fee Schedule pays $111.22 in an office (non-facility) setting and $62.46 in a facility setting for 17110. Your local amount differs — the national figure applies geographic index values of 1.000, and Medicare then pays 80% of the allowed amount after the deductible is met.

Procedure · Updated Aug 1, 2026

Wart removal: CPT code and Medicare rate

Destruction of up to 14 benign lesions such as warts in a single session, typically by freezing.

Also called: wart freezing, cryotherapy for warts, destruction of warts.

Usually billed as

17110 Destruction of Benign Lesions, Up to 14

Office (non-facility): $111.22
Facility: $62.46

National amounts for the Q3 2026 release (July 1 – September 30, 2026), using geographic index values of 1.000. Your local rate differs — open the code page for the locality breakdown.

Related codes

Codes worth checking before you settle on 17110.

Code	What it covers	Office	Facility
11400	Excision of Small Benign Skin Lesion, Trunk/Extremity	$127.93	$76.49

A dash means the code has no national amount in this release — it may be carrier-priced, bundled, or not separately payable. That is never the same as $0.

Common questions

Wart removal: which code is it?: 17110 — Destruction of Benign Lesions, Up to 14. Destruction of up to 14 benign lesions such as warts in a single session, typically by freezing.
Wart removal: how much does Medicare pay?: Nationally, the Q3 2026 Physician Fee Schedule pays $111.22 in an office (non-facility) setting and $62.46 in a facility setting for 17110. Your local amount differs — the national figure applies geographic index values of 1.000, and Medicare then pays 80% of the allowed amount after the deductible is met.

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