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CPT code 01470: Lower-leg anesthesia, nerves, muscles, tendons, fascia2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for procedures on nerves, muscles, tendons, or fascia of the lower leg, ankle, or foot when no more specific category applies.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities39.3K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 01470

Lower-leg anesthesia, nerves, muscles, tendons, fascia

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
0
Total RVUs
0.00
Global days
XXX

National rate · 2026

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Not priced in the facility setting.

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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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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 01470 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 01470 covers

01470 covers anesthesia for procedures directed at nerves, muscles, tendons, or fascia in the lower leg, ankle, or foot when no more specific anesthesia category describes the operation. An anesthesia practitioner provides and reports the anesthesia service. This category distinguishes these procedures from anesthesia classified by a named operation, an open or closed approach, or ankle or foot arthroscopy.

Select the code based on the procedure documented in the operative report, not incision location alone. Use 01472 for Achilles tendon repair, 01474 for gastrocnemius recession, 01464 for ankle or foot arthroscopy, and 01480 for open procedures in the region not otherwise specifically categorized; 01462 describes closed procedures there. The operative report should identify the site and procedure, and the anesthesia record should support the service and document its start and end times. This code has 3 base units; Medicare payment is (base units + time units) multiplied by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Time runs from when the practitioner begins preparing the patient for anesthesia until the practitioner is no longer in personal attendance and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care; minutes convert to 15-minute units to one decimal place, and conversion factors vary by locality.

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 01470 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

01470 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailableUnavailable
AlaskaUnavailableUnavailable
ArizonaUnavailableUnavailable
ArkansasUnavailableUnavailable
Atlanta, GAUnavailableUnavailable
Austin, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Bakersfield, CAUnavailableUnavailable
Baltimore area, MDUnavailableUnavailable
Beaumont, TXUnavailableUnavailable
Brazoria, TXUnavailableUnavailable

01470 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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01470 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 01470 rate is calculated

Each of 01470’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 · 01470

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

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 01470

01470 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 · 01470

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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01470 isn’t priced in this setting.

01470 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 01470

    Lower-leg anesthesia, nerves, muscles, tendons, fascia0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01472

    Achilles repair, ruptured tendon0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01474

    Calf recession anesthesia, gastrocnemius lengthening0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01480

    Open lower-extremity anesthesia, lower leg, ankle, or foot0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01464

    Ankle/foot arthroscopy, ankle or foot arthroscopy0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

01472Achilles repairRuptured tendon
01472 identifies anesthesia for Achilles tendon repair. Use 01470 for other qualifying nerve, muscle, tendon, or fascia procedures in the lower leg, ankle, or foot.
01474Calf recession anesthesiaGastrocnemius lengthening
01474 is for anesthesia for gastrocnemius recession. 01470 covers other qualifying procedures on nerves, muscles, tendons, or fascia in the region.
01480Open lower-extremity anesthesiaLower leg, ankle, or foot
01480 is for open procedures in the region that are not otherwise specifically categorized. Use 01470 when the procedure is directed at a nerve, muscle, tendon, or fascia and no more specific category applies.
01464Ankle/foot arthroscopyAnkle or foot arthroscopy
01464 is for ankle or foot arthroscopy. Use 01470 for qualifying procedures on nerves, muscles, tendons, or fascia rather than an arthroscopic procedure.

Codes related to 01470

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 01470
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Used instead
01472Achilles repair, ruptured tendonFor anesthesia for Achilles tendon repair, rather than the broader 01470 category.No office rate
01474Calf recession anesthesia, gastrocnemius lengtheningFor anesthesia for gastrocnemius recession, rather than the broader 01470 category.No office rate
01480Open lower-extremity anesthesia, lower leg, ankle, or footFor open lower-leg, ankle, or foot procedures not otherwise specifically categorized.No office rate
01462Closed lower-leg anesthesia, lower leg, ankle, or footFor anesthesia for closed procedures of the lower leg, ankle, or foot.No office rate
01464Ankle/foot arthroscopy, ankle or foot arthroscopyFor anesthesia for ankle or foot arthroscopy.No office rate

01470 billing questions

When should I use 01470 instead of 01480?

Use 01470 for a procedure directed at a nerve, muscle, tendon, or fascia of the lower leg, ankle, or foot when no more specific category applies. Use 01480 for an open procedure in that region that is not otherwise specifically categorized.

Does 01470 cover Achilles tendon repair?

Use 01472 for anesthesia for Achilles tendon repair. That specific procedure category distinguishes it from 01470.

How many units are reported for 01470?

The code has 3 base units. Medicare payment adds time units, calculated from anesthesia time in 15-minute units to one decimal place, before multiplying by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor.

What should the records show?

The operative report should identify the lower-leg, ankle, or foot site and the procedure. The anesthesia record should support the service and document its start and end times.

Should 01470 be used for ankle or foot arthroscopy?

Use 01464 for anesthesia for ankle or foot arthroscopy. That category identifies the arthroscopic procedure rather than the nerve, muscle, tendon, or fascia procedures covered by 01470.

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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