CPT code 61580: Craniofacial approach, extradural anterior fossa2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Utah

In Utah, Medicare pays $2,142.97 for 61580 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 61580 covers

This service creates combined cranial and facial access to the anterior cranial fossa. The surgeon elevates the frontal lobes, performs a craniotomy and facial bone osteotomies, and works in the extradural plane. It is used for selected anterior skull-base lesions, including tumors extending between the intracranial and sinonasal spaces. Neurosurgeons and head-and-neck or craniofacial surgeons may participate, commonly in a hospital operating room. The approach described here does not include maxillectomy or orbital exenteration.

Report 61580 when the operative record supports this extradural approach and its documented extent; distinguish it from an intradural approach such as 61581. 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 others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, while team surgery is 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 Utah compares for 61580

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 61580 runs from $1,983.50 in Arkansas to $2,731.08 in Alaska. Utah pays $2,142.97. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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61580 rates by state

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How the 61580 rate is calculated

Each of 61580’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 61580

61580 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 50

Codes related to 61580

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

How 61580 has changed in Utah

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Where the Utah rate applies

Utah is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 334 cities and communities in Utah. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Alpine
• Alta
• Altamont
• Alton
• Amalga
• American Fork
• Aneth
• Annabella

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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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