CPT code 60512: Parathyroid transplant, autotransplantation2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $228.76 for 60512 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 60512 nationwide

Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 60512 covers

During neck surgery, the surgeon may implant parathyroid tissue when a gland is removed or its blood supply is compromised. The tissue is usually divided into small fragments and placed in a muscle pocket, commonly in the neck. Endocrine and head-and-neck surgeons typically perform this work in the operating room as part of parathyroid exploration or re-exploration.

Report 60512 only with an eligible primary procedure, such as parathyroid exploration, re-exploration, or exploration with mediastinal exploration. The operative note should identify why tissue was transplanted, the tissue implanted, and the implantation site, along with the primary operation. CMS treats this as an add-on code: it is billed with the primary procedure and paid within that procedure’s global period, rather than as a standalone service.

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 Washington, DC area compares for 60512

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 60512 runs from $188.55 in Wisconsin to $272.10 in Alaska. Washington, DC area pays $228.76. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

Every other payment area

60512 rates by state

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

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How the 60512 rate is calculated

Each of 60512’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 60512

The CMS indicators that decide how 60512 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 80

Codes related to 60512

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

How 60512 has changed in Washington, DC area

Price 60512 for an earlier date of service

Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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