CPT code 63051: Cervical laminoplasty, posterior element reconstruction2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $1,584.70 for 63051 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 63051 covers

A spine surgeon performs this operation to relieve cervical spinal cord compression across two or more vertebral segments while preserving and reconstructing the posterior elements. Typical cases include multilevel cervical stenosis causing myelopathy, including stenosis associated with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. The surgeon opens the laminae to make room for the cord, then reconstructs the posterior arch, commonly using bone graft, plates, or other instrumentation. The procedure is generally performed in a hospital operating room by an orthopedic spine surgeon or neurosurgeon.

Report one unit for the qualifying multilevel laminoplasty, rather than a separate unit for each reconstructed segment. The operative report should identify the decompressed levels and describe reconstruction of the posterior elements and the materials or instrumentation used. 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 reduction. Assistant-at-surgery payment and co-surgeon billing are permitted; team-surgery billing is not. A bilateral modifier is inappropriate for this cervical procedure.

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 New Mexico compares for 63051

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 63051 runs from $1,379.68 in Wisconsin to $1,980.60 in Miami, FL. New Mexico pays $1,584.70. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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63051 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 63051 rate is calculated

Each of 63051’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 63051

63051 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 63051

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

How 63051 has changed in New Mexico

Price 63051 for an earlier date of service

Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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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