CPT code 63283: Spinal tumor surgery, intradural, extramedullary, sacral2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Washington, DC area

In Washington, DC area, Medicare pays $2,073.77 for 63283 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 63283 covers

A spine surgeon, commonly a neurosurgeon or orthopedic spine surgeon, uses a laminectomy to reach a sacral canal lesion, opens the dura, and biopsies or removes a tumor lying outside the spinal cord. A nerve-sheath tumor is a typical example of an intradural extramedullary lesion. The code is specific to the sacral level and does not describe a lesion outside the dura or one arising within the cord.

Report the service when the operative findings establish a sacral neoplasm in the intradural, extramedullary compartment and the surgeon performs biopsy or excision. The operative note should identify the level, lesion location relative to the dura and cord, and whether tissue was sampled or the lesion removed. Medicare assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. In the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this service. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; 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 Washington, DC area compares for 63283

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 63283 runs from $1,591.16 in Wisconsin to $2,461.20 in Miami, FL. Washington, DC area pays $2,073.77. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 63283 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 63283

63283 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 63283

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

How 63283 has changed in Washington, DC area

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Where the Washington, DC area rate applies

Washington, DC area is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1 cities and communities in District of Columbia. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

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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.

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