CPT code 61582: Craniofacial approach, skull base surgery2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $3,045.44 for 61582 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 61582 covers

This code represents a craniofacial approach to the skull base, combining facial and cranial exposure to reach a lesion involving the anterior cranial fossa. A neurosurgeon may work with an otolaryngologist or a facial plastic surgeon when a tumor, such as an anterior skull base malignancy, requires access from both sides of the skull base. The service is generally performed in a hospital operating room and involves substantially more than a routine craniotomy or an isolated sinonasal tumor removal.

Report 61582 when the operative report supports the specific approach and work described by this code; use the complete code descriptor to distinguish it from related craniofacial approach codes. Documentation should identify the lesion, route of access, intracranial work, and surgeons’ roles. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and 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 New Mexico compares for 61582

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 61582 runs from $2,649.51 in Arkansas to $3,829.27 in Miami, FL. New Mexico pays $3,045.44. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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61582 rates by state

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How the 61582 rate is calculated

Each of 61582’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 61582

61582 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 61582

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

How 61582 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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