CPT code 61880: Neuroelectrode surgery, intracranial lead revision or removal2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

In Montana, Medicare pays $619.40 for 61880 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 61880 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 61880 covers

A neurosurgeon uses this service for operative work on an existing intracranial stimulation electrode, such as a deep brain stimulation lead used to treat a movement disorder. The procedure may revise the lead’s position or remove it, for example when an implanted lead has migrated or needs to be explanted. It is generally performed in a hospital operating room, with the operative report identifying the electrode and the work performed.

Report the service for revision or removal of the intracranial electrode, not for implantation of a new lead or work limited to a pulse generator or receiver. The record should establish which lead was treated and whether it was repositioned or removed. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. For bilateral procedures, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be allowed; 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 Montana compares for 61880

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 61880 runs from $531.52 in Arkansas to $776.85 in Miami, FL. Montana pays $619.40. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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61880 rates by state

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How the 61880 rate is calculated

Each of 61880’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 61880

61880 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 61880

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

How 61880 has changed in Montana

Price 61880 for an earlier date of service

Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Absarokee
• Acton
• Alberton
• Alder
• Alzada
• Amsterdam
• Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
• Antelope

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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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