CPT code 61888: Neurostimulator surgery, receiver revision or removal2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Delaware

In Delaware, Medicare pays $395.14 for 61888 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

Check a contract rate as a % of Medicare · 61888 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 61888 covers

A neurosurgeon exposes an implanted cranial neurostimulator receiver or pulse generator to revise or remove that component. The work concerns the cranial generator or receiver, rather than an intracranial electrode array. These procedures are generally performed in an operating room for patients with implanted neurostimulation systems, such as systems used for movement disorders or seizure treatment.

Report this code when the operative service addresses the existing cranial receiver or generator; use the insertion or replacement codes when that is the service performed, and the electrode revision code when the electrode array is the target. The operative note should identify the device component treated and whether it was revised or removed. Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. For bilateral reporting with modifier 50, payment is 150%. Assistant-at-surgery services are not paid; 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 Delaware compares for 61888

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 61888 runs from $346.88 in Arkansas to $514.08 in Miami, FL. Delaware pays $395.14. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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61888 rates by state

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How the 61888 rate is calculated

Each of 61888’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 61888

61888 has a 10-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 61888

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

How 61888 has changed in Delaware

Price 61888 for an earlier date of service

Where the Delaware rate applies

Delaware is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 79 cities and communities in Delaware. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Arden
• Ardencroft
• Ardentown
• Bear
• Bellefonte
• Bethany Beach
• Bethel
• Blades

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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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