CPT code 63017: Lumbar laminectomy, more than two segments2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $1,382.74 for 63017 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 63017 covers

This service covers removal of lumbar lamina across more than two vertebral segments to relieve compression of the spinal cord or cauda equina, commonly in patients with multilevel spinal stenosis. A spine surgeon typically performs the operation in a hospital or other surgical facility. The operative work is a broader decompression than a limited laminotomy, but this code describes decompression without facetectomy, foraminotomy, or discectomy.

Select the code based on the lumbar region, the number of vertebral segments treated, and the documented surgical work. The operative report should identify the levels decompressed, the indication, and the extent of bone removal. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related 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. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. Assistant-at-surgery payment and co-surgeons are permitted; 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 Washington, DC area compares for 63017

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 63017 runs from $1,074.63 in Nebraska to $1,595.65 in Miami, FL. Washington, DC area pays $1,382.74. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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63017 rates by state

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How the 63017 rate is calculated

Each of 63017’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 63017

63017 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 63017

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

How 63017 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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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