CPT code 61322: Cranial decompression, without lobectomy2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Idaho

In Idaho, Medicare pays $1,998.99 for 61322 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 61322 covers

A neurosurgeon opens or removes part of the skull to create room for a swollen brain and reduce intracranial pressure. The operation may include opening or expanding the dura, but it does not include removal of a brain lobe. Typical situations include severe traumatic brain injury or a large cerebral infarction with dangerous swelling despite medical treatment. These operations are generally performed in a hospital operating room.

Report the code when the operative record supports decompression without lobectomy; document the indication, operative site and extent, dural work, and any brain tissue removed. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this service. An assistant at surgery may be paid; 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 Idaho compares for 61322

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 61322 runs from $1,948.94 in Wisconsin to $3,050.17 in Miami, FL. Idaho pays $1,998.99. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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61322 rates by state

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

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How the 61322 rate is calculated

Each of 61322’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 61322

61322 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 61322

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

How 61322 has changed in Idaho

Price 61322 for an earlier date of service

Where the Idaho rate applies

Idaho is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 235 cities and communities in Idaho. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Acequia
• Albion
• American Falls
• Ammon
• Arbon Valley
• Arco
• Arimo

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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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