CPT code 22610: Spinal fusion, posterior thoracic, single level2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

In Montana, Medicare pays $1,255.15 for 22610 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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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.

What 22610 covers

A spine surgeon performs this fusion through a posterior approach, joining one thoracic spinal level to promote bone union and stability. It may be part of surgery for thoracic instability, deformity, or a fracture requiring stabilization. These procedures are typically performed in a hospital operating room; Medicare’s 2024 claims show facility services for this code and no office services.

Select the code when the operative report supports a posterior or posterolateral fusion at a single thoracic level. Document the spinal region, level fused, approach, and fusion work performed; use the applicable add-on code when additional levels are fused. Graft material and spinal instrumentation may be reported separately when the work and applicable coding requirements support them. This major surgery has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment and co-surgeons are permitted; team surgery is not.

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.

How Montana compares for 22610

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 22610 runs from $1,091.45 in Arkansas to $1,571.21 in Miami, FL. Montana pays $1,255.15. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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22610 rates by state

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How the 22610 rate is calculated

Each of 22610’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.

Payment rules and modifiers for 22610

22610 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 22610

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

How 22610 has changed in Montana

Price 22610 for an earlier date of service

Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Absarokee
• Acton
• Alberton
• Alder
• Alzada
• Amsterdam
• Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
• Antelope

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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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