No office rate
Choose 63102 for the lateral extracavitary approach; 63087 describes lumbar vertebral-body resection through an anterior approach.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
63102 in Beaumont
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$2085.69
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.
Spine surgery
About 63102: Lumbar vertebral body resection, lateral approach
Reports lumbar vertebral-body resection through a lateral extracavitary approach to decompress the spinal cord, cauda equina, or nerve roots.
Code 63102 represents lumbar vertebral-body resection performed through a lateral extracavitary approach to relieve compression of the spinal cord, cauda equina, or nerve roots. A spine surgeon removes part or all of a lumbar vertebral body for neural decompression. The operation is typically performed in an operating room, often in a hospital facility, for pathology requiring direct bony decompression. It is distinct from a routine lumbar laminectomy and from vertebral-body resection performed through an anterior approach.
Report one unit for the single lumbar segment treated. The operative report should identify the lumbar level, lateral extracavitary route, extent of vertebral-body removal, and neural structure being decompressed. For an additional segment treated through the same approach, report add-on code 63103. CMS assigns a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. In a same-session multiple-procedure claim, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. An assistant may be paid; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 63102
- 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
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU33.25 · 51%
- Practice expense (office) RVU20.28 · 31%
- Malpractice RVU11.56 · 18%
395
Medicare services in 2024 · #3749 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.
63102 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Beaumont, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
63101 is the thoracic counterpart. 63102 applies when the treated vertebral segment is lumbar.
No office rate
63102 covers the first lumbar segment; 63103 is used for an additional segment treated through the same approach.
The same code, a different location
How does Beaumont compare?
63102 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
Beaumont · 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 · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2102.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2213.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2398.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2792.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2685.24
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2581.14
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2600.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1921.82
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1891.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2097.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Bakersfield
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2109.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Chico
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2078.81
No comparable office rate is available.
El Centro
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2080.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Fresno
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2078.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Hanford-Corcoran
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2078.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Madera
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2078.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2078.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2078.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2269.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2182.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2078.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2078.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2202.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2145.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2137.04
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2163.31
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2348.40
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2335.28
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2416.47
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2362.80
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2107.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2163.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2138.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2182.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2078.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2250.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2078.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2078.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2146.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2329.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2132.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2494.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2338.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2265.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2175.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2104.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1883.66
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1916.39
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2511.39
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2332.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2498.21
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1926.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1917.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2066.06
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2186.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2079.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2308.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2149.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2332.79
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2161.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1973.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2025.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2415.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2164.94
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1921.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2123.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2142.32
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2070.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1979.13
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2173.29
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1989.29
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1944.71
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1881.74
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2153.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2378.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2318.26
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2195.45
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2110.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2704.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2369.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2539.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2025.52
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2118.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2015.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2168.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2056.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2296.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2097.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2175.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2175.82
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2064.67
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1917.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1933.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2094.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2049.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2175.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1976.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2132.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2312.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$1878.42
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2251.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 63102
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$2073.67
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
63102 · 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?
Beaumont is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 13 cities and communities in Texas, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 63102 in Beaumont. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$2294.26
$2085.69 × 110% = $2294.26
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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 63102 in Beaumont.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
7,030
- Code
- 63102
- Physician work
- 33.25
- Practice expense
- 20.28
- Malpractice
- 11.56
GPCI2026.csv
97
- Locality
- Beaumont
- Physician work
- 1.000
- Practice expense
- 0.910
- Malpractice
- 0.929
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 33.25 | × 1.000 | 33.2500 |
| Practice expense | 20.28 | × 0.910 | 18.4548 |
| Malpractice | 11.56 | × 0.929 | 10.7392 |
| Total RVUs | 62.4440 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Beaumont$2085.69
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 33.25 | 1 |
| Practice expense | 20.28 | 0.91 |
| Malpractice | 11.56 | 0.929 |
(33.25 × 1 + 20.28 × 0.91 + 11.56 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $2085.69
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
63102 · 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 | $2085.69 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $2085.69 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $2085.69 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $2085.69 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $2164.06 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $2164.06 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $2164.06 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $2164.06 | RVU25A |
63102 billing questions
How does 63102 differ from 63087?
Both describe lumbar vertebral-body resection for neural decompression, but 63102 is for the lateral extracavitary approach; 63087 describes an anterior approach.
When is 63103 reported with 63102?
Report 63103 for an additional vertebral segment treated through the lateral extracavitary approach. It is an add-on code, not a substitute for 63102 at the first segment.
What documentation supports 63102?
The operative report should show the lumbar level, lateral extracavitary approach, vertebral-body removal, and the neural structure decompressed.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
How are other procedures in the same session paid?
Under the standard multiple-procedure reduction, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are paid at 50%.
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.
7,02763090,,Remove vert body dcmprn lmbr,A,,30.16,15.66,NA,15.66,,8.73,54.55,54.55,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,2,2,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,02863091,,Remove vertebral body add-on,A,,2.95,0.93,NA,0.93,,0.85,4.73,4.73,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,2,2,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,02963101,,Remove vert body dcmprn thrc,A,,33.25,20.92,NA,20.92,,12.22,66.39,66.39,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,03063102,,Remove vert body dcmprn lmbr,A,,33.25,20.28,NA,20.28,,11.56,65.09,65.09,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,03163103,,Remove vertebral body add-on,A,,4.70,1.58,NA,1.58,,1.59,7.87,7.87,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,03263170,,Incise spinal cord tract(s),A,,21.65,16.38,NA,16.38,,9.16,47.19,47.19,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
7,03363172,,Drainage of spinal cyst,A,,19.27,14.48,NA,14.48,,8.13,41.88,41.88,0,090,0.11,0.76,0.13,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
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
10004412,TX,28,FORT WORTH,1.009,0.986,0.871