CPT code 63276: Spinal lesion surgery, thoracic, extradural neoplasm2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Virgin Islands, VI

In Virgin Islands, VI, Medicare pays $1,728.43 for 63276 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 63276 covers

A neurosurgeon or spine surgeon uses a thoracic laminectomy to reach a lesion in the spinal canal that lies outside the dura, then obtains a biopsy or removes the lesion. The code is for an extradural neoplasm in the thoracic region; examples may include a tumor involving the epidural space or extending into it. The operative report should establish the lesion’s location and compartment, the thoracic level, and whether the surgeon sampled or excised it.

Select this code when the lesion is both neoplastic and extradural, rather than by the amount of tissue removed. A non-neoplastic extradural lesion and a neoplasm within the dura belong to different code choices. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this anatomically defined service. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires 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 Virgin Islands, VI compares for 63276

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 63276 runs from $1,476.56 in Wisconsin to $2,251.73 in Miami, FL. Virgin Islands, VI pays $1,728.43. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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63276 rates by state

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How the 63276 rate is calculated

Each of 63276’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 63276

63276 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 63276

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

How 63276 has changed in Virgin Islands, VI

Price 63276 for an earlier date of service

Where the Virgin Islands, VI rate applies

Virgin Islands, VI is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 10 cities and communities in United States Virgin Islands. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Charlotte Amalie
• Charlotte Amalie East
• Charlotte Amalie West
• Christiansted
• Coral Bay
• Cruz Bay
• Frederiksted
• Frederiksted Southeast

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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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