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CPT code 01480: Open lower-extremity anesthesia, lower leg, ankle, or foot2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for open lower-leg, ankle, or foot procedures that do not fit a more specific anesthesia category, reported by the anesthesia practitioner.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities255.1K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 01480

Open lower-extremity anesthesia, lower leg, ankle, or foot

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 01480 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 01480 covers

01480 identifies anesthesia for an open operation on the lower leg, ankle, or foot when the operation does not fit a more specific anesthesia category. The operative work may involve bone, joint, tendon, ligament, or other soft tissue in these regions; the operative report establishes the site, procedure, and approach. An anesthesiologist or CRNA reports the anesthesia service furnished for the operation, commonly in a hospital operating room or ambulatory surgery center.

Use this entry for open procedures without a dedicated anesthesia category, rather than closed procedures, arthroscopy, peripheral nerve or muscle procedures, Achilles tendon repair, osteotomy or osteoplasty, radical resection, or total ankle replacement, which have separate anesthesia entries. The operative report should identify the treated region and what was done, while the anesthesia record supports the anesthetic service and time. Medicare assigns 3 base units; payment is (base units + time units) × the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Time is counted in minutes from when the anesthesia 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, then converted to 15-minute units to one decimal place; the conversion factor varies 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 01480 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

01480 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

01480 rates by state

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

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01480 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 01480 rate is calculated

Each of 01480’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 · 01480

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 01480

01480 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 · 01480

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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01480 isn’t priced in this setting.

01480 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 01480

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

    Not priced

  • 01462

    Closed lower-leg anesthesia, lower leg, ankle, or foot0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01464

    Ankle/foot arthroscopy, ankle or foot arthroscopy0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01484

    Bone procedure anesthesia, open lower leg, ankle, or foot0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01472

    Achilles repair, ruptured tendon0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

01462Closed lower-leg anesthesiaLower leg, ankle, or foot
01462 applies to closed procedures of the lower leg, ankle, or foot. Choose 01480 when the operative approach is open and no more specific anesthesia category applies.
01464Ankle/foot arthroscopyAnkle or foot arthroscopy
01464 is for arthroscopic ankle or foot procedures; 01480 is for open procedures in the covered regions without a more specific entry.
01484Bone procedure anesthesiaOpen lower leg, ankle, or foot
01484 identifies anesthesia for open osteotomy or osteoplasty in these regions. Use 01480 for other open procedures without a dedicated anesthesia category.
01472Achilles repairRuptured tendon
01472 is the specific anesthesia entry for Achilles tendon repair. 01480 is the broader entry for other open procedures without a more specific category.

Codes related to 01480

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

Codes related to 01480
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
01462Closed lower-leg anesthesia, lower leg, ankle, or footSeparate anesthesia entry for closed lower-leg, ankle, or foot procedures.No office rate
01464Ankle/foot arthroscopy, ankle or foot arthroscopySeparate anesthesia entry for arthroscopic ankle or foot procedures.No office rate
01470Lower-leg anesthesia, nerves, muscles, tendons, fasciaCovers anesthesia for lower-leg, ankle, or foot nerve and muscle procedures.No office rate
01472Achilles repair, ruptured tendonSpecific anesthesia entry for Achilles tendon repair.No office rate
01482Radical resection anesthesia, lower leg, ankle, or footSeparate entry for open radical resection in the lower leg, ankle, or foot.No office rate
01484Bone procedure anesthesia, open lower leg, ankle, or footSeparate entry for open osteotomy or osteoplasty in the lower leg, ankle, or foot.No office rate
01486Ankle replacement anesthesia, open total joint replacementSpecific anesthesia entry for open total ankle replacement.No office rate

01480 billing questions

When should 01480 be chosen over 01462?

Use 01480 for an open procedure in the lower leg, ankle, or foot that lacks a more specific anesthesia category. 01462 is for a closed procedure in those regions.

Is 01480 appropriate for arthroscopic ankle or foot surgery?

No. Anesthesia for arthroscopic ankle or foot procedures is reported with 01464.

Does 01480 cover open Achilles tendon repair?

Use the specific anesthesia entry 01472 for Achilles tendon repair rather than 01480.

What should the records show?

The operative report should establish the body region, procedure, and open approach. The anesthesia record should support the anesthesia service and the practitioner’s start and end times.

How are Medicare units calculated for 01480?

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

Does the surgeon report 01480 for the operation?

No. 01480 identifies the anesthesia service; the surgeon reports the operative procedure under the applicable surgical code.

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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