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CPT code 01941: Spine procedure anesthesia, cervical or thoracic2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports anesthesia for percutaneous image-guided neuromodulation or intravertebral treatment involving the cervical or thoracic spine or spinal cord.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities26.9K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare rate · 01941

Spine procedure anesthesia, cervical or thoracic

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 01941 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 01941 covers

This service covers anesthesia for percutaneous, image-guided neuromodulation and intravertebral procedures involving the cervical or thoracic spine or spinal cord. Typical cases include spinal cord neuromodulation procedures and vertebral augmentation such as kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty. An anesthesiologist or CRNA reports the anesthesia service in settings where these procedures are performed.

Choose this code for those procedure types in the cervical or thoracic region, rather than the lumbar or sacral counterpart, 01942. The anesthesia and operative records should identify the spinal region, the image-guided procedure performed, and the anesthesia practitioner’s care. Medicare payment is (5 base units + time units) multiplied by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor. Time is reported in minutes and converted to 15-minute units to one decimal place, starting with preparation for anesthesia and ending when personal attendance ends and the patient can safely be placed under postoperative care.

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 01941 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

01941 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

01941 rates by state

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

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01941 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 01941 rate is calculated

Each of 01941’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 · 01941

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 01941

01941 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 · 01941

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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01941 isn’t priced in this setting.

01941 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 01941

    Spine procedure anesthesia, cervical or thoracic0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01942

    Spinal procedure anesthesia, lumbar and sacral0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01937

    Spinal procedure anesthesia, cervical or thoracic region0 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 01939

    Neurolysis anesthesia, cervical or thoracic0 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

01942Spinal procedure anesthesiaLumbar and sacral
01942 is for the corresponding percutaneous image-guided neuromodulation or intravertebral procedures in the lumbar or sacral region; 01941 is for cervical or thoracic work.
01937Spinal procedure anesthesiaCervical or thoracic region
01937 applies to anesthesia for image-guided drainage or aspiration in the cervical or thoracic region. 01941 is for neuromodulation or intravertebral procedures.
01939Neurolysis anesthesiaCervical or thoracic
01939 applies to anesthesia for image-guided neurolytic-agent procedures in the cervical or thoracic region, rather than the neuromodulation or intravertebral procedures covered by 01941.

Codes related to 01941

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

Codes related to 01941
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Same family
01942Spinal procedure anesthesia, lumbar and sacralAnesthesia counterpart for covered lumbar or sacral spine procedures.No office rate
Often billed with
63650Neurostimulator lead, percutaneous epidural arrayPercutaneous spinal neurostimulator electrode placement may be paired with this anesthesia service.$2,075.47–$3,343.02
22510Vertebroplasty, cervicothoracic vertebral bodyCervical or thoracic vertebroplasty may be paired with this anesthesia service.$1,537.55–$2,422.09
22513Vertebral augmentation, thoracic, initial vertebral bodyThoracic vertebral augmentation with cavity creation may be paired with this anesthesia service.$5,004.78–$8,224.15

01941 billing questions

When should 01941 be chosen over 01942?

Use 01941 for the covered percutaneous image-guided neuromodulation or intravertebral procedure in the cervical or thoracic region. Use 01942 for the corresponding lumbar or sacral region.

How does 01941 differ from anesthesia for drainage or neurolytic-agent procedures?

01937 is for anesthesia for image-guided drainage or aspiration in these regions, while 01939 is for image-guided neurolytic-agent procedures. 01941 covers neuromodulation or intravertebral procedures.

Who reports the anesthesia and spine procedure?

The anesthesia practitioner reports the anesthesia service, and the procedural clinician reports the spine intervention under its applicable procedure code. The operative record should support the intervention and its region.

How are units calculated for 01941?

The code has 5 base units. Medicare adds time units, calculated from reported anesthesia minutes in 15-minute units to one decimal place, then multiplies the total by the locality’s anesthesia conversion factor.

What documentation supports reporting 01941?

The record should establish that the procedure was percutaneous and image-guided, identify the neuromodulation or intravertebral treatment, and show that it involved the cervical or thoracic spine or spinal cord. The anesthesia record should support the practitioner’s care and time.

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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