CPT code 63268: Spinal lesion excision, sacral, extradural, nonneoplastic2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Arkansas

In Arkansas, Medicare pays $1,249.34 for 63268 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 63268 covers

A neurosurgeon or orthopedic spine surgeon uses a laminectomy approach to remove or evacuate a nonneoplastic lesion in the sacral spinal canal that lies outside the dura. Examples include an extradural abscess or hematoma. The operative report should establish the sacral level, extradural location, and nonneoplastic nature of the lesion, as well as the work performed to remove or evacuate it.

Choose this code for the sacral level and extradural, nonneoplastic lesion type; a lesion inside the dura or a neoplasm follows a different code pathway. This major surgery has 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 the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons are paid only with supporting documentation, and 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 Arkansas compares for 63268

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 63268 runs from $1,244.88 in Wisconsin to $1,900.18 in Miami, FL. Arkansas pays $1,249.34. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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63268 rates by state

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How the 63268 rate is calculated

Each of 63268’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 63268

63268 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 63268

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

How 63268 has changed in Arkansas

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Where the Arkansas rate applies

Arkansas is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 626 cities and communities in Arkansas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Acorn
• Adona
• Alexander
• Alicia
• Alix
• Alleene
• Allport
• Alma

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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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