CPT code 01710: Upper-arm/elbow anesthesia, nerve, muscle, tendon NOS2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Michigan
Anesthesia for upper-arm or elbow operations involving nerves, muscles, or tendons when a more specific anesthesia category does not describe the procedure.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 01710 in Michigan.
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 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 in Michigan
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit, MI | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Rest of Michigan | Unavailable | Unavailable |
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
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
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5 codes, side by side
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.
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.
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