CPT code 63305: Vertebral resection, thoracic, intradural lesion2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Dakota

In North Dakota, Medicare pays $2,123.68 for 63305 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 63305 covers

This major spine operation removes part or all of a thoracic vertebral body as part of treating an intraspinal lesion located within the dura. Neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons may perform it in a hospital operating room, often for an intradural tumor such as a meningioma or schwannoma when vertebral body resection is part of the operative approach. The code is specific to the thoracic region and the intradural location; it does not describe an ordinary vertebral body tumor resection.

Select the code from the documented lesion location and spinal region, and retain the operative report describing the lesion and vertebral resection. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Modifier 50 is not appropriate 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 North Dakota compares for 63305

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 63305 runs from $2,043.68 in Wisconsin to $3,212.76 in Miami, FL. North Dakota pays $2,123.68. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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63305 rates by state

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How the 63305 rate is calculated

Each of 63305’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 63305

63305 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 63305

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

How 63305 has changed in North Dakota

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Where the North Dakota rate applies

North Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 406 cities and communities in North Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abercrombie
• Adams
• Alamo
• Alexander
• Alice
• Almont
• Alsen
• Ambrose

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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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