CPT code 64632: Nerve destruction, plantar common digital nerve2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Louisiana
Reports neurolytic destruction of a plantar common digital nerve, typically for persistent forefoot pain associated with a digital nerve neuroma.
Medicare pays $84.64–$87.81 for 64632 in the office in Louisiana, from Rest of Louisiana to New Orleans, LA. Which amount applies depends on the service address.
Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.
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What 64632 covers
This procedure chemically ablates a plantar common digital nerve, often to treat persistent burning or shooting forefoot pain associated with a Morton's neuroma. A podiatrist, foot and ankle specialist, or pain physician may perform it by directing a neurolytic agent to the affected nerve. It is distinct from an injection using local anesthetic or steroid for temporary symptom relief.
Select the code when documentation supports neurolytic destruction of the plantar common digital nerve, rather than another peripheral nerve or a non-neurolytic injection. Record the treated nerve, side, indication, and neurolytic treatment performed. CMS assigns a 10-day global period, so related postoperative visits during that period are included. For bilateral treatment, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documentation of medical necessity; co-surgeons and team surgery 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.
Where 64632 pays more and less in Louisiana
| Payment locality | Office | Facility |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, LA | $87.81 | $61.10 |
| Rest of Louisiana | $84.64 | $59.51 |
How the 64632 rate is calculated
Each of 64632’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.
How the rate is built · 64632
RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor
Work1.20
1.20 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Practice expense1.41
1.41 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Malpractice0.09
0.09 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI
Adjusted RVUs
2.7000
Conversion factor
$33.4009
Medicare rate
$90.18
Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.
Payment rules and modifiers for 64632
64632 has a 10-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.
CMS payment indicators · 64632
Nerve destruction, plantar common digital nerve
| Rule | CMS value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Global period | 010 | Minor procedure: the day of the procedure plus 10 days after are included. |
| Multiple procedures | 2 | Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%. |
| Bilateral (modifier 50) | 1 | Bilateral with modifier 50 pays 150% of the fee schedule amount. |
| Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS) | 0 | Not paid without supporting documentation. |
| Co-surgeons (62) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Team surgery (66) | 0 | Not permitted. |
| Professional/technical | 0 | Physician service: no professional/technical split. |
| Split (54/55/56) | 0.10/0.80/0.10 | Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care. |
Global surgery period · 64632
Nerve destruction, plantar common digital nerve
10-day global period ends
Oct 11, 2026
Covers Oct 1, 2026 through Oct 11, 2026 (11 days).
Visit on Oct 31, 2026
After the global period ends: visits and procedures are billed normally.
What modifiers do to the payment
Modifier 50 · payment effect
With and without the modifier
64632 without 50 · national office
$90.18
Nerve destruction, plantar common digital nerve
64632-50 · Bilateral: 150%
$135.27
Both sides on one line with modifier 50 are paid at 150% of the fee schedule amount (subject to multiple-procedure rules with other procedures).
64632 compared with similar codes
Compare codes · National
5 codes, side by side
How to choose
- 64455Nerve injectionPlantar common digital nerve
- Use 64455 for anesthetic and/or steroid injection of a plantar common digital nerve. Use 64632 when the treatment is neurolytic destruction.
- 64630Nerve neurolysisPudendal nerve
- 64630 addresses neurolytic destruction of the pudendal nerve. This code is for the plantar common digital nerve.
- 64640Nerve treatmentOther peripheral nerve or branch
- 64640 is for neurolytic destruction of another peripheral nerve or branch; 64632 identifies the plantar common digital nerve.
- 64450Nerve blockOther peripheral nerve or branch
- 64450 describes anesthetic injection of another peripheral nerve or branch, not neurolytic destruction of the plantar common digital nerve.
64632 billing questions
How does this differ from a Morton's neuroma injection?
This code is for neurolytic destruction of the plantar common digital nerve. CPT 64455 describes an injection using anesthetic and/or steroid, rather than neurolytic destruction.
What documentation supports reporting this code?
Document the plantar common digital nerve treated, the side, the clinical indication, and the neurolytic treatment performed.
How is bilateral treatment reported?
Use modifier 50 for bilateral treatment; CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
Are postoperative visits separately reported during the global period?
Related postoperative visits during the 10-day global period are included in the procedure.
Can an assistant or another surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment is allowed only with documentation of medical necessity. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
The highest-valued procedure is paid in full, and other procedures in the same session are paid at 50% under the standard multiple procedure reduction.
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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