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CPT code 63082: Vertebral decompression, additional cervical segment2026 Medicare rate & RVUs

Reports removal of an additional cervical vertebral body segment for anterior spinal cord or nerve root decompression, beyond the first segment.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities3.4K Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $237.48 for 63082 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 63082

Vertebral decompression, additional cervical segment

Office or facility?

Work RVUs
4.25
Total RVUs
7.11
Global days
ZZZ

National rate · 2026

$237.48

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

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Medicare pays by the payment locality where the service is performed.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 63082 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 63082 covers

A spine surgeon performs this additional-segment service through an anterior cervical approach, removing vertebral body tissue to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots. It may be part of surgery for cervical myelopathy caused by degenerative narrowing or other pathology requiring vertebral body removal, and is typically performed in an operating room. The code represents an additional cervical segment, not the first segment treated.

Report it with the primary cervical vertebral body decompression code, 63081, when the operative report supports removal and neural decompression at an additional segment. Documentation should identify the cervical levels treated, the anterior approach, and the decompression performed at each additional segment. CMS classifies this as an add-on code: it is billed only with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure’s global period.

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.

Where 63082 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

63082 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$210.78
AlaskaUnavailable$290.12
ArizonaUnavailable$229.12
ArkansasUnavailable$207.58
Atlanta, GAUnavailable$248.27
Austin, TXUnavailable$235.09
Bakersfield, CAUnavailable$226.09
Baltimore area, MDUnavailable$254.56
Beaumont, TXUnavailable$229.79
Brazoria, TXUnavailable$227.68

63082 rates by state

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

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63082 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 63082 rate is calculated

Each of 63082’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.

How the rate is built · 63082

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Work4.25

4.25 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense1.43

1.43 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice1.43

1.43 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

7.1100

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$237.48

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

Payment rules and modifiers for 63082

The CMS indicators that decide how 63082 is paid alongside other services.

CMS payment indicators · 63082

Vertebral decompression, additional cervical segment

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global periodZZZAdd-on code: falls within the primary procedure’s global period.
Multiple procedures0No multiple-procedure reduction.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)1Permitted with supporting documentation.
Team surgery (66)2Permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 80 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

63082 without 80 · national facility

$237.48

Vertebral decompression, additional cervical segment

63082-80 · Assistant: 16%

$38.00

A physician assistant at surgery is paid 16% of the surgeon’s fee schedule amount.

When to use modifier 80

63082 compared with similar codes

Compare codes · National

4 codes, side by side

Office or facility?

  • 63082

    Vertebral decompression, additional cervical segment4.25 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 63081

    Cervical corpectomy, single segment25.45 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 63086

    Vertebral corpectomy, each additional thoracic segment3.11 wRVU

    Not priced

  • 63075

    Cervical discectomy, single interspace below C219.11 wRVU

    Not priced

How to choose

63081Cervical corpectomySingle segment
63081 reports the primary cervical vertebral body decompression segment. Use 63082 only for an additional cervical segment and only with the primary procedure.
63086Vertebral corpectomyEach additional thoracic segment
63086 is the additional-segment counterpart for thoracic vertebral body decompression; 63082 is for cervical segments.
63075Cervical discectomySingle interspace below C2
63075 describes anterior cervical decompression involving disc removal at an interspace. 63082 describes an additional vertebral body segment removed for decompression.

Codes related to 63082

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

Codes related to 63082
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Add-on codes
63081Cervical corpectomy, single segmentPrimary cervical vertebral body decompression code reported with this additional-segment service.No office rate
Same family
63086Vertebral corpectomy, each additional thoracic segmentAdditional-segment vertebral body decompression code for the thoracic region.No office rate
63088Vertebral resection, additional thoracolumbar segmentAdditional-segment vertebral body decompression code for the thoracolumbar region.No office rate
63091Vertebral body removal, additional lumbar segmentAdditional-segment vertebral body decompression code for the lumbar region.No office rate
Used instead
63075Cervical discectomy, single interspace below C2Cervical anterior decompression by disc removal rather than additional vertebral body removal.No office rate

63082 billing questions

When is 63082 reported instead of 63081?

63081 represents the first cervical segment treated by anterior vertebral body decompression. Report 63082 for each additional cervical segment documented in the same operative service.

Can 63082 be billed by itself?

No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with the primary cervical procedure, 63081.

How should the additional segment be documented?

The operative report should identify the additional cervical level and describe vertebral body removal performed there to decompress the spinal cord or nerve roots.

How does 63082 differ from a cervical discectomy code?

63082 represents an additional cervical vertebral body segment removed for decompression. A cervical discectomy code describes decompression through disc removal at an interspace rather than an additional corpectomy segment.

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.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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RVUs for 63082PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 7,022 (RVU26D)

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