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CPT code 01710: Upper-arm/elbow anesthesia, nerve, muscle, tendon NOS2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for upper-arm or elbow operations involving nerves, muscles, or tendons when a more specific anesthesia category does not describe the procedure.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities23.9K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 01710

Upper-arm/elbow anesthesia, nerve, muscle, tendon NOS

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 01710 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 01710 covers

Code 01710 covers anesthesia for operations on nerves, muscles, or tendons in the upper arm or elbow when the procedure is not represented by a more specific anesthesia category. This category is distinct from anesthesia categories for elbow-joint and bone procedures. Orthopedic, hand, and peripheral-nerve surgeons may perform these procedures in hospital or ambulatory settings. An anesthesiologist or CRNA reports the anesthesia service, while the operating surgeon reports the underlying procedure.

Use 01710 rather than the dedicated anesthesia categories for tendon transfer, tenoplasty, or tenodesis when the procedure falls into one of those groups. The operative report should identify the structure, site, and work performed; the anesthesia record should support practitioner attendance and anesthesia minutes. This code has 3 base units. Medicare payment is the sum of base units and time units multiplied by the locality's anesthesia conversion factor. Anesthesia time is reported in minutes and converted to 15-minute units to one decimal, from the start of preparation for anesthesia until personal attendance ends and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care; 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 01710 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

01710 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

01710 rates by state

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

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01710 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 01710 rate is calculated

Each of 01710’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 · 01710

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 01710

01710 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 · 01710

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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01710 isn’t priced in this setting.

01710 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 01710

    Upper-arm/elbow anesthesia, nerve, muscle, tendon NOS0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01712

    Upper-arm tenotomy, open procedure, elbow to shoulder0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01714

    Tenoplasty anesthesia, upper arm or elbow0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01716

    Tenodesis anesthesia, upper arm or elbow0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01740

    Other elbow anesthesia, open or arthroscopic, unspecified0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

01712Upper-arm tenotomyOpen procedure, elbow to shoulder
01712 is for tendon-transfer procedures. Use 01710 for qualifying nerve, muscle, or tendon work that does not fit that specific category.
01714Tenoplasty anesthesiaUpper arm or elbow
01714 identifies tenoplasty procedures. 01710 is the broader category for qualifying upper-arm or elbow soft-tissue work outside that specific procedure type.
01716Tenodesis anesthesiaUpper arm or elbow
01716 is for tenodesis procedures. Choose 01710 when the procedure is not a tenodesis and otherwise falls within its nerve, muscle, or tendon scope.
01740Other elbow anesthesiaOpen or arthroscopic, unspecified
01740 is for open or arthroscopic elbow procedures not otherwise specified. 01710 identifies anesthesia for nerve, muscle, or tendon procedures in the upper arm or elbow.

Codes related to 01710

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

Codes related to 01710
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
01712Upper-arm tenotomy, open procedure, elbow to shoulderSpecific anesthesia category for upper-arm or elbow tendon-transfer procedures.No office rate
01714Tenoplasty anesthesia, upper arm or elbowSpecific anesthesia category for upper-arm or elbow tenoplasty procedures.No office rate
01716Tenodesis anesthesia, upper arm or elbowSpecific anesthesia category for upper-arm or elbow tenodesis procedures.No office rate

01710 billing questions

When should 01710 be chosen instead of a tendon-specific anesthesia code?

Use 01710 for qualifying upper-arm or elbow nerve, muscle, or tendon procedures that are not represented by a more specific category. Tendon transfer, tenoplasty, and tenodesis have dedicated anesthesia codes.

Are the surgeon's procedure and anesthesia reported separately?

Yes. The surgeon reports the operation, and the anesthesia practitioner reports the anesthesia service under 01710.

What documentation supports 01710?

The operative report should establish the upper-arm or elbow site, the nerve, muscle, or tendon involved, and the work performed. The anesthesia record should support the practitioner's attendance and anesthesia minutes.

How many base units does 01710 have?

It has 3 base units. Medicare adds time units and applies the anesthesia conversion factor for the payment locality.

How is Medicare payment handled when an anesthesiologist medically directs a CRNA?

Medicare pays each practitioner 50% of the allowance for the personally performed service when the anesthesiologist medically directs the CRNA.

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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