CPT code 61210: Ventricular access, implanted catheter, reservoir, or electrode2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $366.74 for 61210 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 61210 covers

A neurosurgeon creates a burr hole to place an implanted device into a cerebral ventricle, such as a ventricular catheter, reservoir, or electrode. The service is generally performed in an operating room or other facility setting for patients who need implanted ventricular access for treatment or monitoring. The operative report should identify the device implanted, its ventricular location, and the purpose of the access.

Select 61210 for implanted ventricular access, not for a burr hole used to explore or evacuate a hematoma. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; co-surgeons and team surgery are 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 Washington, DC area compares for 61210

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 61210 runs from $277.88 in Wisconsin to $459.95 in Miami, FL. Washington, DC area pays $366.74. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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61210 rates by state

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

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How the 61210 rate is calculated

Each of 61210’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 61210

The CMS indicators that decide how 61210 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 61210

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

How 61210 has changed in Washington, DC area

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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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