No office rate
61796 reports the first simple cranial lesion; 61797 reports each additional simple lesion in the same treatment context.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
61796 in Austin
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$1013.42
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.
Stereotactic radiosurgery
About 61796: Stereotactic radiosurgery for a simple cranial lesion
Reports stereotactic radiosurgery for one simple cranial lesion, such as an arteriovenous malformation or benign tumor, using focused radiation rather than open resection.
This service delivers focused radiation to a defined intracranial target using stereotactic localization. It is used for a simple cranial lesion, including an arteriovenous malformation or benign tumor, and is commonly provided through a hospital or radiation oncology setting by a physician involved in radiosurgery, such as a radiation oncologist or neurosurgeon. Frame placement, when performed as part of the service, is included.
Report 61796 for the first simple lesion; report 61797 for each additional simple lesion. Documentation should identify the target and support its simple-lesion classification, and record the stereotactic treatment provided. CMS assigns this major surgery a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. An assistant at surgery may be paid. Modifier 50 is inappropriate; co-surgeon and team-surgery payment are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 61796
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU13.58 · 45%
- Practice expense (office) RVU11.06 · 36%
- Malpractice RVU5.68 · 19%
5.8K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1775 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.
61796 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Austin, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
Choose 61798 when the cranial lesion is classified as complex rather than simple; lesion complexity, not merely the number of targets, distinguishes the codes.
No office rate
61799 reports an additional complex lesion with the complex-lesion service. It is not the add-on for additional simple lesions; use 61797 for those.
The same code, a different location
How does Austin compare?
61796 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 · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$975.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1035.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1124.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1317.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1263.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1212.76
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1178.34
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$884.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$868.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$973.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$982.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.86
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$968.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1065.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1021.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1028.46
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1001.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$997.48
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1011.84
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1104.63
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1098.18
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1137.86
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1111.49
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$983.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1013.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$998.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1022.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1056.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$967.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1000.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1090.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$991.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1170.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1091.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1058.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1009.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$983.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$883.18
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1175.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1087.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1172.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$888.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$883.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$955.58
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1016.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$962.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1082.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1001.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1091.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1006.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$911.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$939.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1129.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1005.05
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$889.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$985.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$995.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$956.80
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$911.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1012.34
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$919.48
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$900.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$866.27
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1004.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1113.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1083.25
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1020.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$981.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1274.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1108.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1192.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$937.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$982.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$930.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1012.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$954.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1072.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$971.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1013.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1013.03
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$956.18
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$886.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$891.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$971.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$950.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1013.93
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$915.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$992.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1084.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$865.92
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1046.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 61796
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$963.39
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
61796 · 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.
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Multiple payment areas
- 61796 in Creedmoor
Multiple payment areas
- 61796 in Elgin
Multiple payment areas
- 61796 in Garfield
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 61796 in Austin. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$1114.76
$1013.42 × 110% = $1114.76
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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 61796 in Austin.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,889
- Code
- 61796
- Physician work
- 13.58
- Practice expense
- 11.06
- Malpractice
- 5.68
GPCI2026.csv
96
- Locality
- Austin
- Physician work
- 1.002
- Practice expense
- 1.058
- Malpractice
- 0.886
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 13.58 | × 1.002 | 13.6072 |
| Practice expense | 11.06 | × 1.058 | 11.7015 |
| Malpractice | 5.68 | × 0.886 | 5.0325 |
| Total RVUs | 30.3411 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Austin$1013.42
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 13.58 | 1.002 |
| Practice expense | 11.06 | 1.058 |
| Malpractice | 5.68 | 0.886 |
(13.58 × 1.002 + 11.06 × 1.058 + 5.68 × 0.886) × $33.4009 = $1013.42
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
61796 · 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 | $1013.42 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1013.42 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1013.42 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1013.42 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $1016.03 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $1016.03 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $1016.03 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $1016.03 | RVU25A |
61796 billing questions
When should 61796 be chosen instead of 61798?
Use 61796 for a simple cranial lesion, such as an arteriovenous malformation or benign tumor. Use 61798 when the lesion is classified as complex.
How are additional simple lesions reported?
Report 61796 for the first simple lesion and 61797 for each additional simple lesion treated.
Is frame placement separately reported?
Frame placement, when performed as part of this radiosurgery service, is included in 61796.
What global period applies?
CMS assigns a 90-day global period. The day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during the 90 days are included.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. CMS does not permit co-surgeon or team-surgery payment for this code.
Should modifier 50 be used for bilateral targets?
No. CMS identifies bilateral adjustment as inappropriate for 61796; report additional simple lesions using the applicable add-on code instead.
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.
6,88661783,,Scan proc spinal,A,,3.66,1.24,NA,1.24,,1.31,6.21,6.21,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88761790,,Treat trigeminal nerve,A,,11.31,10.89,NA,10.89,,4.68,26.88,26.88,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88861791,,Treat trigeminal tract,A,,15.02,12.38,NA,12.38,,6.33,33.73,33.73,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,88961796,,Srs cranial lesion simple,A,,13.58,11.06,NA,11.06,,5.68,30.32,30.32,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,0,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,89061797,,Srs cran les simple addl,A,,3.39,1.18,NA,1.18,,1.42,5.99,5.99,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,89161798,,Srs cranial lesion complex,A,,19.35,12.76,NA,12.76,,7.96,40.07,40.07,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,0,0,2,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,89261799,,Srs cran les complex addl,A,,4.69,1.63,NA,1.63,,1.93,8.25,8.25,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,0,0,9,,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