CPT code 64744: Occipital neurectomy, greater occipital nerve2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $534.86 for 64744 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 64744 covers

This operation intentionally interrupts or removes the greater occipital nerve in the posterior scalp and occipital region, usually to treat persistent occipital neuralgia when surgical neurectomy is selected. The surgeon identifies the targeted nerve and divides or avulses it. This is a destructive nerve procedure, rather than decompression, and is generally performed in an operating room.

Report 64744 for operative treatment of the greater occipital nerve. The operative report should identify the nerve, side, indication, and transection or avulsion performed. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. Assistant-at-surgery payment requires documented 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.

How New Mexico compares for 64744

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 64744 runs from $464.94 in Arkansas to $673.69 in NYC suburbs and Long Island, NY. New Mexico pays $534.86. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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64744 rates by state

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How the 64744 rate is calculated

Each of 64744’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 64744

64744 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 50

Codes related to 64744

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

How 64744 has changed in New Mexico

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Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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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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