CPT code 62326: Epidural injection, lumbar or sacral, catheter, no imaging2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $173.07 for 62326 in the office and $89.26 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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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 62326 covers

This service covers delivery of a diagnostic or therapeutic substance into the lumbar or sacral epidural or subarachnoid space through a catheter, including catheter placement and continuous infusion or intermittent bolus. It is commonly performed by an anesthesiologist or pain specialist in a facility setting for situations such as epidural pain control or medication delivery for lumbar or sacral pain. The code describes a catheter technique without imaging guidance; it is distinct from a single-injection technique and from a catheter procedure performed with imaging guidance.

Select the code based on the documented spinal region, catheter use, infusion or bolus method, and whether imaging guidance was used. Documentation should identify the approach, catheter placement, injected substance, and guidance method. The 0-day global period includes same-day preoperative and postoperative care. 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. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this service; 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 Washington, DC area compares for 62326

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 62326 runs from $138.16 in Arkansas to $197.24 in San Benito County, CA. Washington, DC area pays $173.07. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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62326 rates by state

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How the 62326 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 62326

The CMS indicators that decide how 62326 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

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Codes related to 62326

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

How 62326 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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