CPT code 60500: Parathyroid surgery, cervical approach2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $891.80 for 60500 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 60500 covers

A surgeon explores the parathyroid glands through a cervical approach to locate abnormal tissue and may remove one or more glands. This operation is commonly performed for primary hyperparathyroidism caused by an adenoma or gland hyperplasia; it may also address other documented parathyroid disease. General, endocrine, and head-and-neck surgeons typically perform it in a hospital operating room. The code covers cervical exploration, including access to mediastinal glands through that approach; a sternotomy or transthoracic approach for mediastinal exploration is distinguished from this service.

Report the operation when the surgeon performs the cervical exploration or parathyroid removal, whether or not an abnormal gland is ultimately found. The operative report should support the indication, approach, extent of exploration, and any tissue removed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to a 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

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 New Mexico compares for 60500

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 60500 runs from $798.45 in Arkansas to $1,112.21 in Alaska. New Mexico pays $891.80. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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60500 rates by state

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How the 60500 rate is calculated

Each of 60500’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 60500

60500 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 60500

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

How 60500 has changed in New Mexico

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Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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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