CPT code 61715: Focused ultrasound, intracranial stereotactic ablation2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

CMS doesn’t publish a rate for 61715 in New Mexico.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 61715 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 61715 covers

CPT 61715 reports stereotactic intracranial ablation performed with magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound. The treatment directs focused ultrasound energy to a planned intracranial target under MR guidance. Neurosurgical teams report this service; it is distinct from laser interstitial thermal therapy and radiation-based stereotactic radiosurgery.

For Medicare, 61715 has carrier-priced status C: the Medicare Administrative Contractor sets payment for each claim, and there is no national physician fee schedule payment. CMS identifies professional and technical components, reported with modifier 26 for professional interpretation and modifier TC for equipment and staff; reporting without either modifier represents the global service. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. Standard multiple-procedure reduction applies to procedures performed in the same session, and bilateral adjustment does not apply. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented medical necessity; 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 New Mexico compares for 61715

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61715 rates by state

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How the 61715 rate is calculated

Each of 61715’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 61715

The CMS indicators that decide how 61715 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 61715

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

How 61715 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.

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

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