CPT code 61797: Cranial radiosurgery, each additional simple lesion2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $218.56 for 61797 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 61797 covers

Code 61797 represents stereotactic radiosurgery directed at an additional simple intracranial lesion during a treatment session. SRS delivers focused radiation to a cranial target without open surgical removal; clinical targets may include brain metastases or other intracranial lesions selected for radiosurgical treatment. Neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists commonly participate in planning and treatment, often in a hospital or specialized radiosurgery setting.

Report 61797 for each additional simple lesion treated, with 61796 as the primary procedure for the simple-lesion treatment. The record should identify the lesions treated, support their classification as simple, and document the radiosurgery plan and delivered treatment. This is an add-on code: it is not billed alone, and Medicare payment falls within the primary procedure’s global period.

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 61797

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 61797 runs from $165.59 in Wisconsin to $274.21 in Miami, FL. Washington, DC area pays $218.56. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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61797 rates by state

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How the 61797 rate is calculated

Each of 61797’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 61797

The CMS indicators that decide how 61797 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 80

Codes related to 61797

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

How 61797 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

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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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