CPT code 00326: Airway anesthesia, larynx or trachea, under 1 year2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Minnesota
Anesthesia for laryngeal or tracheal procedures in patients younger than 1 year, reported for operative airway care.
CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 00326 in Minnesota.
Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 00326 nationwide
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 00326 covers
This service covers anesthesia for a patient younger than 1 year undergoing a procedure involving the larynx or trachea. An anesthesia practitioner reports the service alongside the surgeon or proceduralist performing the airway procedure in an operating room or other procedural setting.
Choose this code for the infant’s laryngeal or tracheal procedure rather than a general neck procedure. The operative and anesthesia records should identify the patient’s age and the laryngeal or tracheal target and procedure. Medicare payment is based on 7 base units plus time units, multiplied by the anesthesia conversion factor for the locality. Anesthesia time is reported in minutes and converted to 15-minute units to one decimal place; it starts when the practitioner begins preparing the patient for anesthesia and ends when the practitioner is no longer in personal attendance and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care.
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
How Minnesota compares for 00326
- Minnesota · this pageUnavailable
- Los Angeles, CA · CaliforniaUnavailable
- Washington, DC area · District of ColumbiaUnavailable
- Miami, FL · FloridaUnavailable
- Chicago, IL · IllinoisUnavailable
- Manhattan, NY · New YorkUnavailable
- Alaska · AlaskaUnavailable
Other areas in Minnesota first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.
Every other payment area
00326 rates by state
Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.
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| State / territory | Office rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
How the 00326 rate is calculated
Each of 00326’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.
How the rate is built · 00326
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.00
0.00 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
0.0000
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$0.00
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 00326
00326 has no global surgery period, no multiple-procedure, bilateral or assistant-at-surgery adjustment, and no professional/technical split. What changes the payment is where the service happens: the place of service on the claim decides whether Medicare pays the office or the facility rate.
Place of service · 00326
Which rate does Medicare pay?
The POS code on the claim line (CMS-1500 box 24B).
POS 11 · non-facility rate · national
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00326 isn’t priced in this setting.
How 00326 has changed in Minnesota
00326 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.
What changed, release by release
October 1, 2013
RVU13D
No ratechanged toNo rate
Held through RVU14A, RVU14B, RVU14C, RVU14D, RVU15A, RVU15B, RVU15C, RVU15D, RVU16A, RVU16B, RVU16C, RVU16D, RVU17A, RVU17B, RVU17C, RVU17D, RVU18AR1, RVU18B, RVU18C, RVU18D, RVU19A, RVU19B, RVU19C, RVU19D, RVU20A, RVU20B, RVU20C, RVU20D, RVU21A, RVU21B, RVU21C, RVU21D, RVU22A, RVU22B, RVU22C, RVU22D, RVU23A, RVU23B, RVU23C, RVU23D, RVU24A, RVU24AR, RVU24B, RVU24C, RVU24D, RVU25A, RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D, RVU26A, RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.
January 1, 2013
RVU13AR
Earliest loaded release: No rate
Held through RVU13B, RVU13C.
| Effective from | Office | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU25A |
| 2024-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU24D |
| 2024-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU24C |
| 2024-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU24B |
| 2024-03-09 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU24AR |
| 2024-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU24A |
| 2023-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU23D |
| 2023-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU23C |
| 2023-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU23B |
| 2023-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU23A |
| 2022-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU22D |
| 2022-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU22C |
| 2022-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU22B |
| 2022-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU22A |
| 2021-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU21D |
| 2021-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU21C |
| 2021-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU21B |
| 2021-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU21A |
| 2020-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU20D |
| 2020-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU20C |
| 2020-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU20B |
| 2020-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU20A |
| 2019-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU19D |
| 2019-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU19C |
| 2019-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU19B |
| 2019-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU19A |
| 2018-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU18D |
| 2018-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU18C |
| 2018-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU18B |
| 2018-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU18AR1 |
| 2017-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU17D |
| 2017-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU17C |
| 2017-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU17B |
| 2017-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU17A |
| 2016-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU16D |
| 2016-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU16C |
| 2016-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU16B |
| 2016-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU16A |
| 2015-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU15D |
| 2015-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU15C |
| 2015-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU15B |
| 2015-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU15A |
| 2014-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU14D |
| 2014-07-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU14C |
| 2014-04-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU14B |
| 2014-01-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU14A |
| 2013-10-01 | Unavailable | Unavailable | RVU13D |
| 2013-07-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU13C |
| 2013-04-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU13B |
| 2013-01-01 | Rate data unavailable | Rate data unavailable | RVU13AR |
Where the Minnesota rate applies
Minnesota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 916 cities and communities in Minnesota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.
- Ada
- Adams
- Adrian
- Afton
- Aitkin
- Akeley
- Albany
- Albert Lea
00326 billing questions
When should this code be chosen instead of 00320?
Use this code for a laryngeal or tracheal procedure in a patient younger than 1 year. Code 00320 is for neck procedures not otherwise specified in patients aged 1 year or older.
Would anesthesia for a thyroid needle biopsy use this code?
No. Anesthesia for a needle biopsy of the thyroid is represented by 00322; this code is for procedures involving the larynx or trachea.
What should the records establish?
The records should show the patient was younger than 1 year and identify the laryngeal or tracheal procedure. They should also support the anesthesia start and end times.
How are time units calculated?
Report anesthesia time in minutes; Medicare converts it to units of 15 minutes, calculated to one decimal place. For example, 38 minutes equals 2.5 time units.
How does Medicare treat medically directed anesthesia?
When an anesthesiologist medically directs a CRNA, Medicare pays each professional 50% of the allowance for the personally performed service.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.
CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027
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