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CPT 63075: Cervical discectomyMedicare rate & RVUs

Reports anterior removal of cervical disc material and compressive bone to relieve spinal cord or nerve-root pressure at one interspace below C2.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026109 payment localities210 Medicare services in 2024

Medicare pays $1,288.27 for 63075 nationally in a facility.

Medicare rate · 63075

Cervical discectomy

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Work RVUs
19.11
Total RVUs
38.57
Global days
090

National rate · 2026

$1,288.27

Facility setting, before claim adjustments.

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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.

On this page 10 sections
  1. Medicare rate
  2. What 63075 covers
  3. By payment locality
  4. Rate map
  5. How it’s calculated
  6. Payment rules
  7. Similar codes
  8. Related codes
  9. Billing questions
  10. Sources

What 63075 covers

A spine surgeon uses an anterior neck approach to remove disc material and, when needed, osteophytes compressing the spinal cord or nerve roots at one cervical interspace below C2. The operation is commonly performed in a hospital operating room for cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy associated with disc disease. The code represents decompression at one interspace, not removal of a vertebral body.

Documentation should identify the anterior approach, the treated interspace, and the disc or other compressive tissue removed to decompress the cord or nerve roots. Report 63076 for each additional cervical interspace treated when its add-on requirements are met. The 90-day global includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. 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 and co-surgeons are permitted; 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.

Where 63075 pays more and less

The same RVUs, adjusted for each area’s costs. Open a locality for its calculation, history and nearby areas.

109 of 109 payment localities

63075 office and facility rates by payment locality
Payment localityOfficeFacility
AlabamaUnavailable$1,141.59
Alaska*Unavailable$1,540.82
ArizonaUnavailable$1,244.19
ArkansasUnavailable$1,123.78
AtlantaUnavailable$1,339.76
AustinUnavailable$1,290.83
BakersfieldUnavailable$1,259.67
Baltimore/Surr. CntysUnavailable$1,380.66
BeaumontUnavailable$1,233.80
BrazoriaUnavailable$1,242.85

63075 rates by state

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

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63075 office rate range by state
State / territoryOffice rate rangeLocalities
AKNo published base rate1
ALNo published base rate1
ARNo published base rate1
AZNo published base rate1
CANo published base rate29
CONo published base rate1
CTNo published base rate1
DCNo published base rate1
DENo published base rate1
FLNo published base rate3
GANo published base rate2
GUNo published base rate1
HINo published base rate1
IANo published base rate1
IDNo published base rate1
ILNo published base rate4
INNo published base rate1
KSNo published base rate1
KYNo published base rate1
LANo published base rate2
MANo published base rate2
MDNo published base rate3
MENo published base rate2
MINo published base rate2
MNNo published base rate1
MONo published base rate3
MSNo published base rate1
MTNo published base rate1
NCNo published base rate1
NDNo published base rate1
NENo published base rate1
NHNo published base rate1
NJNo published base rate2
NMNo published base rate1
NVNo published base rate1
NYNo published base rate5
OHNo published base rate1
OKNo published base rate1
ORNo published base rate2
PANo published base rate2
PRNo published base rate1
RINo published base rate1
SCNo published base rate1
SDNo published base rate1
TNNo published base rate1
TXNo published base rate8
UTNo published base rate1
VANo published base rate2
VINo published base rate1
VTNo published base rate1
WANo published base rate2
WINo published base rate1
WVNo published base rate1
WYNo published base rate1

How the 63075 rate is calculated

Each of 63075’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 · 63075

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

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Work 19.11Practice expense 13.12Malpractice 6.34

38.5700 adjusted RVUs×$33.4009 conversion factor=$1,288.27

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Payment rules and modifiers for 63075

63075 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 63075

Cervical discectomy

RuleCMS valueWhat it means
Global period090Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included.
Multiple procedures2Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)0The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)2Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)2Permitted.
Team surgery (66)0Not permitted.
Professional/technical0Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)0.11/0.76/0.13Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 63075

Cervical discectomy

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

  • 24 Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
  • 79 Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
  • 58 Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
  • 78 Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication
SurgeryVisit
Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

63075 without 51 · national facility

$1,288.27

Cervical discectomy

63075-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$644.14

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

63075 compared with similar codes

Compare codes

63075 vs 63076 vs 22551 vs 63077 vs 63081: national Medicare rates

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  • 63075
    Cervical discectomy · 19.11 wRVU
    —
  • 63076
    Cervical decompression · 3.94 wRVU
    —
  • 22551
    ACDF · 24.38 wRVU
    —
  • 63077
    Thoracic disc surgery · 22.31 wRVU
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  • 63081
    Cervical corpectomy · 25.45 wRVU
    —

How to choose

63076Cervical decompression
63075 represents the first cervical interspace; 63076 is the add-on for each additional cervical interspace treated.
22551ACDF
22551 reports anterior cervical fusion and includes disc removal and decompression at the fusion level. Use 63075 for the single-level anterior decompression when that work is not included in a fusion code.
63077Thoracic disc surgery
63077 is the corresponding anterior disc decompression code for a thoracic interspace; 63075 is for cervical levels below C2.
63081Cervical corpectomy
63081 describes cervical decompression that removes a vertebral body. 63075 is for disc-level decompression without that corpectomy work.

Codes related to 63075

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

Codes related to 63075
CodeHow it relatesNational office range
Add-on codes
63076Cervical decompressionAdd-on code for each additional cervical interspace treated after the first.No office rate
Used instead
22551ACDFUsed for anterior cervical fusion; its service includes disc removal and decompression at the fusion level.No office rate
63077Thoracic disc surgeryAnterior disc decompression for a thoracic, rather than cervical, interspace.No office rate
63081Cervical corpectomyCervical decompression involving removal of a vertebral body rather than disc-level work alone.No office rate
63045Cervical decompressionPosterior cervical decompression when the operative approach and work are laminectomy, facetectomy, or foraminotomy.No office rate

63075 billing questions

When is 63075 reported instead of 22551?

Use 63075 for anterior cervical disc decompression at one interspace when the service is not the discectomy/decompression included in a fusion reported with 22551. For fusion at that level, 22551 includes the disc work needed for decompression.

How is a second cervical interspace reported?

When an additional cervical interspace is treated in the same operative session, report add-on code 63076 for that additional level, subject to its coding requirements.

What documentation supports 63075?

The operative report should establish the anterior approach, the cervical interspace below C2, and the disc or compressive tissue removed to relieve spinal cord or nerve-root pressure.

Does the global period include related postoperative visits?

Yes. The 90-day global includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

CMS permits assistant-at-surgery payment and co-surgeons for this service. Team surgery is not permitted.

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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