CPT code 01462: Closed lower-leg anesthesia, lower leg, ankle, or foot2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Illinois
Anesthesia for closed, nonarthroscopic procedures on the lower leg, ankle, or foot, including closed reductions and manipulations when the operative service fits this category.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 01462 in Illinois.
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 01462 covers
This code covers anesthesia for closed procedures involving the lower leg, ankle, or foot, such as closed fracture or dislocation reductions and manipulations. An anesthesiologist or CRNA typically provides the anesthesia in an operating room or procedure room while the surgeon treats the affected site without an open approach.
Select this code for a closed procedure rather than ankle or foot arthroscopy, an open operation in this region, or anesthesia for lower-leg cast application, removal, or repair. The operative report should establish the body site and closed procedure performed; the anesthesia record should identify the anesthesia practitioner and document start and end times. Medicare assigns 3 base units; payment is (base units + time units) × the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Time is counted in minutes from preparation for anesthesia until the practitioner is no longer in personal attendance and the patient can safely enter postoperative care, then converted to 15-minute units to one decimal place.
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.
Where 01462 pays more and less in Illinois
The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| East St. Louis, IL | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Rest of Illinois | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Suburban Chicago, IL | Unavailable | Unavailable |
How the 01462 rate is calculated
Each of 01462’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 · 01462
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 01462
01462 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 · 01462
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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01462 isn’t priced in this setting.
01462 compared with similar codes
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4 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 01464Ankle/foot arthroscopyAnkle or foot arthroscopy
- 01462 is for closed, nonarthroscopic procedures. Anesthesia for ankle or foot arthroscopy is reported with 01464.
- 01480Open lower-extremity anesthesiaLower leg, ankle, or foot
- 01462 applies to closed procedures; 01480 applies when the lower-leg, ankle, or foot operation uses an open approach.
- 01490Lower-leg cast anesthesiaApplication, removal, or repair
- 01490 is specific to lower-leg cast application, removal, or repair. Use 01462 for other closed procedures in the region.
01462 billing questions
When should 01462 be chosen over 01464?
Use 01462 for a closed, nonarthroscopic procedure on the lower leg, ankle, or foot. Use 01464 when the anesthesia is for an arthroscopic ankle or foot procedure.
Does 01462 cover anesthesia for lower-leg cast work?
Anesthesia for lower-leg cast application, removal, or repair is described by 01490. 01462 is for other qualifying closed procedures in the lower-leg, ankle, or foot region.
What records support reporting 01462?
The operative report should identify the treated site and the closed procedure performed. The anesthesia record should document the practitioner and anesthesia start and end times.
How are Medicare anesthesia units calculated for 01462?
The code has 3 base units. Medicare payment uses base units plus time units, multiplied by the anesthesia conversion factor for the locality; anesthesia time is converted from minutes into 15-minute units to one decimal place.
When does anesthesia time begin and end?
Time begins when the anesthesia practitioner starts preparing the patient for anesthesia. It ends when the practitioner is no longer in personal attendance and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care.
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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