No office rate
This code places depth electrodes for prolonged seizure recording. Code 61750 is used to obtain tissue from a brain lesion by stereotactic biopsy.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
61760 in Austin
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1550.54
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Neurosurgery
About 61760: Stereotactic depth electrode implantation
Reports stereotactic placement of intracerebral depth electrodes for prolonged seizure monitoring, typically to localize seizure activity before epilepsy surgery.
A neurosurgeon uses stereotactic planning to place depth electrodes into the cerebrum so seizure activity can be recorded from inside the brain over an extended monitoring period. The procedure is commonly performed in a hospital operating room for patients with difficult-to-control focal epilepsy undergoing presurgical evaluation. The electrodes help identify where seizures begin and how they spread, information that can guide later treatment planning.
Report the implantation service, supported by the operative note’s indication and description of the stereotactic placement. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during that period. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple-procedure reduction. Modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery; co-surgeons are permitted, while team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 61760
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU21.83 · 47%
- Practice expense (office) RVU15.49 · 33%
- Malpractice RVU9.21 · 20%
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Medicare services in 2024 · #4665 by national volume
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.
61760 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Choose this code for depth-electrode placement; code 61751 describes stereotactic brain biopsy with computer-assisted imaging guidance.
No office rate
Code 61760 reports implantation of depth electrodes. Code 61781 reports cranial intradural stereotactic navigation, a distinct service that may accompany a procedure when separately reportable.
The same code, a different location
How does Austin compare?
61760 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Austin · This locality
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Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1497.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1575.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1720.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2045.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1960.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1864.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1814.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1355.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1332.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1493.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1497.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.47
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1475.01
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1613.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1552.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1571.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1521.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1516.27
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1536.53
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1669.11
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1658.66
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1720.29
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1677.54
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1495.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1537.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1517.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1551.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1598.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1473.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1528.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1673.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1520.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1809.43
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1686.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1626.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1557.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1495.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1324.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1350.64
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1824.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1682.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1810.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1358.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1351.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1470.57
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1565.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1481.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1650.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1530.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1676.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1542.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1396.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1435.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1747.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1548.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1352.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1515.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1529.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1474.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1401.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1553.53
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1408.43
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1371.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1322.96
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1536.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1703.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1660.75
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1573.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1503.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1962.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1700.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1830.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1436.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1511.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1430.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1544.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1460.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1647.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1494.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1555.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1551.85
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1468.68
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1349.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1364.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1491.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1454.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1555.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1397.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1517.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1651.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1319.54
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1618.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 61760
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1474.16
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
61760 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Austin is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 31 cities and communities in Texas, including the examples shown here.
Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.
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- 61760 in Barton Creek
- 61760 in Bee Cave
- 61760 in Briarcliff
- 61760 in Cedar Park
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- 61760 in Creedmoor
Multiple payment areas
- 61760 in Elgin
Multiple payment areas
- 61760 in Garfield
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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?
Turn a percentage into dollars for 61760 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1705.59
$1550.54 × 110% = $1705.59
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 61760 in Austin.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,882
- Code
- 61760
- Physician work
- 21.83
- Practice expense
- 15.49
- Malpractice
- 9.21
GPCI2026.csv
96
- Locality
- Austin
- Physician work
- 1.002
- Practice expense
- 1.058
- Malpractice
- 0.886
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 21.83 | × 1.002 | 21.8737 |
| Practice expense | 15.49 | × 1.058 | 16.3884 |
| Malpractice | 9.21 | × 0.886 | 8.1601 |
| Total RVUs | 46.4221 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Austin$1550.54
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 21.83 | 1.002 |
| Practice expense | 15.49 | 1.058 |
| Malpractice | 9.21 | 0.886 |
(21.83 × 1.002 + 15.49 × 1.058 + 9.21 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $1550.54
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
61760 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1550.54 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1550.54 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1550.54 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1550.54 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1572.35 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1572.35 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1572.35 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1572.35 | RVU25A |
61760 billing questions
When is this code used instead of a stereotactic brain biopsy code?
Use this code when depth electrodes are implanted to record seizure activity for prolonged monitoring. A stereotactic biopsy code is for obtaining brain tissue to evaluate a lesion.
Does this code include the subsequent seizure monitoring?
It reports the stereotactic electrode implantation. The operative and monitoring records should distinguish placement from EEG recording or interpretation services.
Can modifier 50 be used when electrodes are placed on both sides?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for this code.
How does the 90-day global period affect postoperative billing?
The day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included in the global period.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code. Co-surgeons are permitted, but team surgery is not.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
6,87961737,,Litt icr mlt trj mlt/cplx ls,A,,22.10,8.99,NA,8.99,,9.33,40.42,40.42,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88061750,,Incise skull/brain biopsy,A,,19.33,14.03,NA,14.03,,8.12,41.48,41.48,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88161751,,Brain biopsy w/ct/mr guide,A,,18.32,15.49,NA,15.49,,7.70,41.51,41.51,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88261760,,Implant brain electrodes,A,,21.83,15.49,NA,15.49,,9.21,46.53,46.53,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,1,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88361770,,Incise skull for treatment,A,,22.61,15.29,NA,15.29,,9.55,47.45,47.45,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,1,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88461781,,Scan proc cranial intra,A,,3.66,1.27,NA,1.27,,1.51,6.44,6.44,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88561782,,Scan proc cranial extra,A,,3.10,0.76,NA,0.76,,0.46,4.32,4.32,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
9311202,SC,01,SOUTH CAROLINA,1.000,0.924,0.850
9403402,SD,02,SOUTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.336
9510312,TN,35,TENNESSEE,1.000,0.909,0.537
9604412,TX,31,AUSTIN,1.002,1.058,0.886
9704412,TX,20,BEAUMONT,1.000,0.910,0.929
9804412,TX,09,BRAZORIA,1.008,0.991,0.780
9904412,TX,11,DALLAS,1.009,0.996,0.858