CPT code 63087: Vertebral body removal, thoracolumbar, single segment2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Montana

In Montana, Medicare pays $2,263.44 for 63087 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 63087 covers

CPT 63087 covers partial or complete removal of one thoracolumbar vertebral body through an anterior approach, with decompression of the spinal cord or nerve roots. Spine surgeons, including orthopedic spine surgeons and neurosurgeons, typically perform it in an operating room for conditions such as a destructive vertebral lesion or collapse that compresses neural structures. The operative report should establish the treated level, anterior approach, vertebral-body resection, and decompression performed.

Select 63087 for one thoracolumbar segment; report the add-on code 63088 for each additional qualifying segment. The record should distinguish the resected segments and describe the decompression rather than relying only on a diagnosis. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeons and team surgery are 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 Montana compares for 63087

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 63087 runs from $1,956.91 in Wisconsin to $2,910.34 in Miami, FL. Montana pays $2,263.44. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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63087 rates by state

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How the 63087 rate is calculated

Each of 63087’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 63087

63087 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 63087

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

How 63087 has changed in Montana

Price 63087 for an earlier date of service

Where the Montana rate applies

Montana is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 497 cities and communities in Montana. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Absarokee
• Acton
• Alberton
• Alder
• Alzada
• Amsterdam
• Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
• Antelope

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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.

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

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