CPT code 61886: Neurostimulator generator, two or more arrays2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Minnesota

In Minnesota, Medicare pays $850.18 for 61886 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 61886 covers

A neurosurgeon typically places or replaces the implanted pulse generator or receiver and connects it to at least two previously placed or concurrently implanted electrode arrays. In deep brain stimulation, the generator is commonly placed in a subcutaneous pocket and linked by extensions to electrodes in the brain. The service may occur during an initial implant or a generator exchange when the existing array connections are retained or reconnected.

Select this code based on the number of electrode arrays connected to the generator, not the number of contacts on an array. The operative report should identify the generator work and document connection to two or more arrays. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. 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 Minnesota compares for 61886

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 61886 runs from $799.20 in Arkansas to $1,156.72 in NYC suburbs and Long Island, NY. Minnesota pays $850.18. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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61886 rates by state

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How the 61886 rate is calculated

Each of 61886’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 61886

61886 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 61886

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

How 61886 has changed in Minnesota

Price 61886 for an earlier date of service

Where the Minnesota rate applies

Minnesota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 916 cities and communities in Minnesota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ada
• Adams
• Adrian
• Afton
• Aitkin
• Akeley
• Albany
• Albert Lea

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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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