CPT code 63053: Lumbar decompression, additional fusion segment2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Mississippi

In Mississippi, Medicare pays $188.49 for 63053 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 63053 covers

Code 63053 describes decompression of an additional lumbar vertebral segment during posterior interbody arthrodesis. The surgeon removes bone and related structures, such as lamina, facet, or foraminal tissue, to relieve compression of spinal nerve roots, the cauda equina, or the spinal cord. It is used in lumbar fusion operations for conditions such as degenerative stenosis when decompression extends beyond the initial segment. Orthopedic spine surgeons and neurosurgeons typically perform the service in a hospital or other surgical facility.

Report 63053 only as an add-on for each additional segment decompressed after the initial segment reported with 63052. The fusion may be reported with 22630 for posterior interbody arthrodesis or 22633 when the procedure also includes posterolateral fusion. The operative report should identify the additional segment and the neural compression requiring decompression; routine exposure or work inherent to placing the interbody fusion construct alone does not establish a separate decompression service. CMS treats this add-on as paid within the primary procedure’s global period, so it is not reported as a stand-alone service.

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 Mississippi compares for 63053

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 63053 runs from $175.05 in Wisconsin to $268.23 in Miami, FL. Mississippi pays $188.49. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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63053 rates by state

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How the 63053 rate is calculated

Each of 63053’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 63053

The CMS indicators that decide how 63053 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 80

Codes related to 63053

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

How 63053 has changed in Mississippi

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Where the Mississippi rate applies

Mississippi is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 427 cities and communities in Mississippi. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbeville
• Aberdeen
• Ackerman
• Agricola
• Alcorn State University
• Algoma
• Alligator
• Amory

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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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