CPT code 64896: Nerve graft, multiple strands, over 4 cm2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Galveston, TX

In Galveston, TX, Medicare pays $1,262.86 for 64896 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 64896 covers

This code describes microsurgical reconstruction of a nerve in the hand or foot using a graft arranged in multiple strands to bridge a defect longer than 4 cm. It is typically performed by a hand, plastic, orthopedic, or peripheral nerve surgeon in an operating room. The operative report should identify the treated nerve and anatomical site, explain the graft reconstruction, and document the graft length and multiple-strand configuration.

Select this code based on the graft configuration, anatomical region, and documented length. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. When multiple procedures occur in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this descriptor. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; 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 Galveston, TX compares for 64896

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 64896 runs from $1,153.34 in Arkansas to $1,602.66 in Alaska. Galveston, TX pays $1,262.86. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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64896 rates by state

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How the 64896 rate is calculated

Each of 64896’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 64896

64896 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 64896

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

How 64896 has changed in Galveston, TX

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Where the Galveston, TX rate applies

Galveston, TX is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 16 cities and communities in Texas. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Galveston
• Bacliff
• Bayou Vista
• Bolivar Peninsula
• Clear Lake Shores
• Dickinson
• 64896 in Friendswood · multiple payment areas
• Hitchcock

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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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