CPT code 63015: Cervical decompression, more than two segments2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, Medicare pays $1,242.22 for 63015 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 63015 covers

A spine surgeon performs a posterior cervical decompression by removing lamina and, as needed for the decompression, portions of facets and bone around the neural openings. The operation addresses compression of the cervical spinal cord or nerve roots, such as multilevel cervical spinal stenosis. It is performed in an operating room, generally in a hospital or other surgical facility, rather than as an office service.

Report 63015 when the documented cervical decompression spans more than two vertebral segments and includes the described operative work; the operative report should identify the levels treated and the decompression performed. The lamina, facet, and foramen work is part of this service, not a separate report of the same operative work. Medicare applies a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment and co-surgeons are permitted; team surgery is not.

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 Wisconsin compares for 63015

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 63015 runs from $1,242.22 in Wisconsin to $1,865.63 in Miami, FL. Wisconsin pays $1,242.22. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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63015 rates by state

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How the 63015 rate is calculated

Each of 63015’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 63015

63015 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 63015

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

How 63015 has changed in Wisconsin

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Where the Wisconsin rate applies

Wisconsin is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 807 cities and communities in Wisconsin. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbotsford
• Abrams
• Adams
• Adell
• Albany
• Algoma
• Allens Grove
• Allenton

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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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