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CPT code 01810: Forearm and hand anesthesia, nerve, muscle, tendon2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Anesthesia for nerve, muscle, or tendon procedures of the forearm, wrist, or hand, including services such as carpal tunnel release.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities239.2K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 01810

Forearm and hand anesthesia, nerve, muscle, tendon

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.

See every locality for 01810 →Billed by an NP, PA or therapist? →

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 01810 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 01810 covers

Code 01810 covers anesthesia for operations involving nerves, muscles, or tendons in the forearm, wrist, or hand. Common examples include carpal tunnel release and nerve or tendon repair in these areas. An anesthesia practitioner, such as an anesthesiologist or CRNA, provides the anesthesia service. The operative report identifies the procedure and target structure, and the anesthesia record documents the service and its time.

Choose 01810 for nerve, muscle, or tendon procedures rather than closed bone work (01820), diagnostic wrist arthroscopy (01829), other wrist or hand arthroscopic or endoscopic procedures (01830), artery or vein procedures, or cast application. The records should support the treated anatomy, procedure, and anesthesia time. Medicare payment uses 3 base units plus anesthesia time units, multiplied by the locality's anesthesia conversion factor. Time runs from when the anesthesia practitioner begins preparing the patient until personal attendance ends and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care; CMS converts minutes to 15-minute units to one decimal place, and 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 01810 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

01810 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

01810 rates by state

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

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01810 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 01810 rate is calculated

Each of 01810’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 · 01810

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 01810

01810 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 · 01810

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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01810 isn’t priced in this setting.

01810 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

5 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 01810

    Forearm and hand anesthesia, nerve, muscle, tendon0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01820

    Wrist and hand bone anesthesia, closed bone procedures0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01829

    Wrist arthroscopy anesthesia, diagnostic procedure0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01830

    Wrist joint anesthesia, other wrist/hand joint procedures0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01840

    Arterial procedure anesthesia, forearm, wrist, or hand0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

01820Wrist and hand bone anesthesiaClosed bone procedures
01820 is for closed procedures on forearm, wrist, or hand bones; 01810 is for procedures involving nerves, muscles, or tendons.
01829Wrist arthroscopy anesthesiaDiagnostic procedure
01829 identifies anesthesia for diagnostic wrist arthroscopy. Choose 01810 when the anesthesia is for a procedure involving nerves, muscles, or tendons.
01830Wrist joint anesthesiaOther wrist/hand joint procedures
01830 covers wrist or hand arthroscopic or endoscopic procedures not otherwise specified; 01810 covers procedures involving nerves, muscles, or tendons.
01840Arterial procedure anesthesiaForearm, wrist, or hand
01840 is for artery procedures in the forearm, wrist, or hand. Choose 01810 when the operative target is a nerve, muscle, or tendon instead.

Codes related to 01810

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

Codes related to 01810
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
01820Wrist and hand bone anesthesia, closed bone proceduresAnesthesia for closed procedures involving forearm, wrist, or hand bones.No office rate
01829Wrist arthroscopy anesthesia, diagnostic procedureAnesthesia for diagnostic arthroscopy of the wrist.No office rate
01830Wrist joint anesthesia, other wrist/hand joint proceduresAnesthesia for arthroscopic or endoscopic wrist or hand procedures not otherwise specified.No office rate
01840Arterial procedure anesthesia, forearm, wrist, or handAnesthesia for procedures on forearm, wrist, or hand arteries.No office rate
01850Vein procedure anesthesia, forearm, wrist, or handAnesthesia for procedures on forearm, wrist, or hand veins.No office rate
01860Cast anesthesia, forearm, wrist, or handAnesthesia for cast application involving the forearm, wrist, or hand.No office rate

01810 billing questions

Does 01810 cover anesthesia for carpal tunnel release?

Yes. It applies to anesthesia for median nerve decompression at the wrist, a nerve procedure in this code's anatomic region.

How is 01810 different from anesthesia for a wrist bone procedure?

01810 is for procedures involving nerves, muscles, or tendons. 01820 covers closed procedures on forearm, wrist, or hand bones.

What should the records show to support 01810?

The operative report should identify the forearm, wrist, or hand structure treated and the procedure performed. The anesthesia record should document the anesthesia service and its time.

How are anesthesia time units calculated for 01810?

Time is reported in minutes and converted to 15-minute units, calculated to one decimal place. It starts when the anesthesia practitioner begins preparing the patient and ends when personal attendance ends and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care.

Does 01810 apply to artery or vein procedures in the hand?

No. Artery and vein procedures have separate anesthesia categories, even when the operative site is in the same forearm, wrist, or hand region.

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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