CPT code 22860: Lumbar disc replacement, additional interspace2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Barrington, Illinois
CPT 22860: $390.98–$418.92 facility across 2 localities in Barrington, IL in 2026 Medicare. Compare each area.
CMS doesn’t publish an office rate for 22860 in Barrington, Illinois.
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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Where 22860 pays more and less in Barrington, Illinois
Barrington, Illinois maps to 2 Medicare payment localities in our Census-to-CMS crosswalk. A city name alone doesn’t confirm an address’s payment area.
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | Unavailable | $418.92 |
| Suburban Chicago, IL | Unavailable | $390.98 |
How payment areas work in Barrington
City limits and Medicare payment areas are different maps. These are the payment areas that cover the city’s counties; the service ZIP decides which one applies.
- Chicago · Cook County
- Suburban Chicago · Lake County
City boundaries: 2026 Census geography · Census source · CMS county-to-locality definitions
How the 22860 rate is calculated
Each of 22860’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 · 22860
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work6.71
6.71 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense1.92
1.92 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice1.68
1.68 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
10.3100
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$344.36
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 22860
The CMS indicators that decide how 22860 is paid alongside other services.
CMS payment indicators · 22860
Lumbar disc replacement, additional interspace
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | ZZZ | Add-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period. |
| Multiple procedures | 0 | No multiple-procedure reduction. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 0 | The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 2 | Paid. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 2 | Permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 80 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
22860 without 80 · national facility
$344.36
Lumbar disc replacement, additional interspace
22860-80 · Assistant: 16%
$55.10
A physician assistant at surgery is paid 16% of the surgeon’s fee schedule amount.
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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