CPT code 69950: Vestibular nerve section, middle cranial fossa approach2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Nevada

In Nevada, Medicare pays $1,489.62 for 69950 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 69950 covers

The surgeon reaches the vestibular portion of the eighth cranial nerve through the middle cranial fossa and interrupts its function to reduce vestibular signaling. Otologists, neurotologists, or surgeons working with a neurosurgical team may perform this operation for carefully selected patients with disabling vertigo that has not responded to less invasive treatment. The approach differs from nerve section performed through the ear canal and is intended to preserve cochlear function.

Report this code when the operative record supports vestibular nerve section by the middle cranial fossa route; the approach and nerve treated distinguish it from other inner-ear operations. It has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. 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. For bilateral performance, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. 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 Nevada compares for 69950

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 69950 runs from $1,379.72 in Arkansas to $1,933.23 in Alaska. Nevada pays $1,489.62. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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69950 rates by state

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How the 69950 rate is calculated

Each of 69950’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 69950

69950 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 69950

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

How 69950 has changed in Nevada

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Where the Nevada rate applies

Nevada is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 138 cities and communities in Nevada. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Alamo
• Amargosa Valley
• Austin
• Baker
• Battle Mountain
• Beatty
• Beaverdam
• Bennett Springs

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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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