CPT code 63282: Spinal lesion surgery, lumbar, intradural extramedullary2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, Medicare pays $1,916.52 for 63282 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 63282 covers

A neurosurgeon uses a lumbar laminectomy to reach a lesion inside the dura but outside the spinal cord, then obtains a biopsy or removes the lesion. Typical cases include an intradural extramedullary tumor such as a schwannoma or meningioma. The code is selected for the lumbar location and the lesion’s compartment, not simply because the operation uses a laminectomy. It is typically performed in a hospital operating room.

The operative report should establish the lumbar level, the intradural extramedullary location, and whether tissue was sampled or the lesion was removed. This major surgery includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. 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 New Hampshire compares for 63282

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 63282 runs from $1,647.32 in Wisconsin to $2,546.87 in Miami, FL. New Hampshire pays $1,916.52. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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63282 rates by state

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How the 63282 rate is calculated

Each of 63282’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 63282

63282 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 63282

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

How 63282 has changed in New Hampshire

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Where the New Hampshire rate applies

New Hampshire is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 100 cities and communities in New Hampshire. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Alton
• Amherst
• Antrim
• Ashland
• Bartlett
• Belmont
• Bennington
• Berlin

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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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