CPT code 64450: Nerve block, other peripheral nerve or branch2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Iowa

In Iowa, Medicare pays $74.82 for 64450 in the office and $36.01 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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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 64450 covers

A clinician injects anesthetic, steroid, or both around a peripheral nerve or branch not identified by a more specific nerve-block code. The block may be used to reduce pain or help evaluate whether a particular nerve is contributing to symptoms. Pain physicians, anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other clinicians may perform it in an office, outpatient procedure area, or hospital. The documented target must be the nerve or branch actually treated; this code is not a substitute for a code that names the nerve or anatomic target.

Report the service based on the documented nerve, indication, laterality, and injectate. The record should identify the target and support the clinical purpose of the block; for a diagnostic block, document the patient’s response when assessed. The code has a 0-day global period, so same-day preoperative and postoperative care is included. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment is restricted, and co-surgeon and team-surgery billing are 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 Iowa compares for 64450

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 64450 runs from $72.07 in Arkansas to $106.34 in San Benito County, CA. Iowa pays $74.82. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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64450 rates by state

Office rate range in each state. Select a state to see its payment localities.

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How the 64450 rate is calculated

Each of 64450’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 64450

The CMS indicators that decide how 64450 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 64450

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

How 64450 has changed in Iowa

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Where the Iowa rate applies

Iowa is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 1026 cities and communities in Iowa. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Ackley
• Ackworth
• Adair
• Adel
• Afton
• Agency
• Ainsworth
• Akron

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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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