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CPT code 01760: Elbow replacement anesthesia, total joint replacement2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for open or arthroscopic total elbow replacement, including surgery that replaces the elbow joint to address severe joint damage.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities1.1K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 01760

Elbow replacement anesthesia, total joint replacement

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 01760 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 01760 covers

This service covers anesthesia for total replacement of the elbow joint, performed through an open approach or arthroscopically. The operation may address severe arthritis or other substantial joint damage. An anesthesiologist or CRNA typically provides and reports the anesthesia in a facility setting; the surgeon reports the elbow operation separately.

Choose 01760 for anesthesia when the procedure is a total elbow replacement, rather than a general elbow operation, osteotomy, humeral repair, or closed procedure. The operative report should establish the total replacement and approach, while the anesthesia record supports the patient, procedure, and anesthesia minutes. This code has 7 base units; Medicare payment is (base units plus time units) multiplied by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Time runs from the practitioner’s preparation of the patient for anesthesia until personal attendance ends and the patient can safely enter postoperative care, with minutes 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 01760 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

01760 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

01760 rates by state

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

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01760 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 01760 rate is calculated

Each of 01760’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 · 01760

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 01760

01760 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 · 01760

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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01760 isn’t priced in this setting.

01760 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 01760

    Elbow replacement anesthesia, total joint replacement0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01740

    Other elbow anesthesia, open or arthroscopic, unspecified0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01742

    Elbow osteotomy, open or arthroscopic osteotomy0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01744

    Elbow repair anesthesia, humeral nonunion or malunion0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01730

    Closed orthopedic anesthesia, humerus or elbow0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

01740Other elbow anesthesiaOpen or arthroscopic, unspecified
01760 is specific to anesthesia for total elbow replacement. 01740 is for an open or arthroscopic elbow procedure that does not fit a more specific anesthesia code.
01742Elbow osteotomyOpen or arthroscopic osteotomy
01742 applies to elbow osteotomy. Choose 01760 when the operation is total replacement of the elbow joint.
01744Elbow repair anesthesiaHumeral nonunion or malunion
01744 covers anesthesia for repair of the humerus at the elbow; 01760 covers anesthesia for total elbow replacement.
01730Closed orthopedic anesthesiaHumerus or elbow
01730 is for a closed procedure involving the humerus or elbow. 01760 is for open or arthroscopic total elbow replacement.

Codes related to 01760

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

Codes related to 01760
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Often billed with
24363Elbow arthroplasty, implant and allograftSurgical code for total elbow arthroplasty, commonly paired with anesthesia for this procedure.No office rate
Same family
01740Other elbow anesthesia, open or arthroscopic, unspecifiedAnesthesia for an open or arthroscopic elbow procedure without a more specific procedure designation.No office rate
01742Elbow osteotomy, open or arthroscopic osteotomyAnesthesia for elbow osteotomy rather than total joint replacement.No office rate
01744Elbow repair anesthesia, humeral nonunion or malunionAnesthesia for open or arthroscopic repair of the humerus at the elbow.No office rate
01730Closed orthopedic anesthesia, humerus or elbowAnesthesia for a closed procedure involving the humerus or elbow.No office rate

01760 billing questions

When should 01760 be chosen instead of 01740?

Use 01760 for anesthesia for total elbow replacement. Code 01740 is the broader choice for an open or arthroscopic elbow procedure that is not identified as a specific procedure such as total replacement.

How does 01760 differ from anesthesia for elbow osteotomy?

01760 applies to total elbow replacement; 01742 applies when the operation is an elbow osteotomy. Use the operative procedure, not the general body site alone, to distinguish them.

What should the records show?

The operative report should identify total elbow replacement and the approach. The anesthesia record should support the patient, procedure, and anesthesia start and end times.

How are anesthesia units calculated for 01760?

The code has 7 base units. Medicare adds time units, calculated from anesthesia minutes in 15-minute units to one decimal place, then multiplies the total by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor.

Does 01760 include the elbow operation or implant?

No. It represents anesthesia for the total elbow replacement; the surgeon reports the operative service separately.

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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