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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

G0571 in Chico

Office / nonfacility

$64.42

Base rate per service

Facility setting

$57.47

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.

Surgical procedure

About G0571: Intraoperative nerve cryoablation

Reports cryoablation of a nerve during an operation, typically as an adjunct intended to reduce postoperative pain from the treated nerve.

The surgeon applies a cryoprobe to a nerve during an operation to interrupt pain signaling. A recognized example is treatment of intercostal nerves during minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum. The service is performed in the operating room as part of the surgical procedure, rather than as a separate clinic-based nerve treatment.

Report G0571 only with a primary procedure. The operative report should identify the nerve treated, document use of cryoablation during the operation, and support the associated primary procedure. CMS classifies this as an add-on code, with payment made within the primary procedure’s global period. It is not reported as a standalone service outside that surgical episode.

CMS billing rules for G0571

Global period
Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.36 · 69%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.40 · 20%
  • Malpractice RVU0.20 · 10%

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.

G0571 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Chico, from the same CMS release.

64640

Nerve treatment

Other peripheral nerve or branch

$284.02

Use 64640 for destruction of a peripheral nerve or branch with a neurolytic agent. G0571 is for nerve cryoablation performed intraoperatively.

64999

Unlisted px nervous system

No office rate

64999 is an unlisted nervous-system procedure code. G0571 specifically identifies intraoperative nerve cryoablation.

The same code, a different location

How does Chico compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for G0571 is $65.00—$0.58 higher than the $64.42 rate in Chico. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

G0571 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Chico · This locality

    $64.42

  2. $0.58 higher than Chico

  3. El Centro

    $64.45

    $0.03 higher than Chico

  4. Fresno

    $64.42

    The same base rate than Chico

  5. The same base rate than Chico

  6. $3.11 higher than Chico

  7. Madera

    $64.42

    The same base rate than Chico

Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, G0571 ranges from $60.28 in Nebraska to $86.05 in Alaska*. This is a geographic range, not an average.

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
  • Merced

    California · G0571

    Office

    $64.42

    Facility

    $57.47

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · G0571

    Office

    $64.42

    Facility

    $57.47

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · G0571

    Office

    $69.29

    Facility

    $60.93

    $4.87 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · G0571

    Office

    $66.65

    Facility

    $59.15

    $2.23 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · G0571

    Office

    $64.42

    Facility

    $57.47

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · G0571

    Office

    $64.42

    Facility

    $57.47

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · G0571

    Office

    $66.58

    Facility

    $59.63

    $2.16 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · G0571

    Office

    $66.18

    Facility

    $58.80

    $1.76 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · G0571

    Office

    $65.90

    Facility

    $58.54

    $1.48 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · G0571

    Office

    $66.39

    Facility

    $58.80

    $1.97 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · G0571

    Office

    $71.64

    Facility

    $62.70

    $7.22 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · G0571

    Office

    $71.42

    Facility

    $62.47

    $7.00 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · G0571

    Office

    $73.27

    Facility

    $64.12

    $8.85 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · G0571

    Office

    $72.34

    Facility

    $63.19

    $7.92 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · G0571

    Office

    $65.00

    Facility

    $57.77

    $0.58 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · G0571

    Office

    $66.19

    Facility

    $58.48

    $1.77 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · G0571

    Office

    $65.86

    Facility

    $58.46

    $1.44 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · G0571

    Office

    $66.78

    Facility

    $58.98

    $2.36 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · G0571

    Office

    $64.42

    Facility

    $57.47

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · G0571

    Office

    $68.96

    Facility

    $60.60

    $4.54 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · G0571

    Office

    $64.42

    Facility

    $57.47

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · G0571

    Office

    $64.42

    Facility

    $57.47

    The same base rate than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · G0571

    Office

    $71.05

    Facility

    $63.58

    $6.63 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · G0571

    Office

    $76.23

    Facility

    $69.62

    $11.81 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · G0571

    Office

    $74.50

    Facility

    $68.12

    $10.08 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · G0571

    Office

    $74.45

    Facility

    $67.08

    $10.03 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · G0571

    Office

    $86.05

    Facility

    $79.29

    $21.63 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · G0571

    Office

    $60.90

    Facility

    $55.34

    $3.52 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · G0571

    Office

    $60.34

    Facility

    $54.89

    $4.08 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · G0571

    Office

    $64.09

    Facility

    $57.94

    $0.33 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · G0571

    Office

    $65.40

    Facility

    $58.65

    $0.98 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · G0571

    Office

    $68.81

    Facility

    $61.97

    $4.39 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · G0571

    Office

    $64.86

    Facility

    $58.59

    $0.44 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · G0571

    Office

    $71.04

    Facility

    $64.61

    $6.62 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · G0571

    Office

    $68.24

    Facility

    $62.17

    $3.82 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · G0571

    Office

    $67.16

    Facility

    $60.71

    $2.74 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · G0571

    Office

    $65.31

    Facility

    $59.64

    $0.89 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · G0571

    Office

    $64.48

    Facility

    $57.27

    $0.06 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · G0571

    Office

    $60.30

    Facility

    $54.50

    $4.12 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · G0571

    Office

    $60.88

    Facility

    $55.04

    $3.54 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · G0571

    Office

    $71.17

    Facility

    $65.33

    $6.75 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · G0571

    Office

    $68.06

    Facility

    $62.27

    $3.64 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · G0571

    Office

    $71.30

    Facility

    $64.78

    $6.88 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · G0571

    Office

    $61.06

    Facility

    $55.17

    $3.36 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · G0571

    Office

    $60.87

    Facility

    $55.13

    $3.55 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · G0571

    Office

    $63.41

    Facility

    $57.77

    $1.01 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · G0571

    Office

    $65.59

    Facility

    $59.61

    $1.17 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · G0571

    Office

    $63.65

    Facility

    $58.03

    $0.77 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · G0571

    Office

    $69.19

    Facility

    $61.61

    $4.77 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · G0571

    Office

    $65.54

    Facility

    $58.86

    $1.12 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · G0571

    Office

    $68.75

    Facility

    $61.94

    $4.33 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · G0571

    Office

    $65.53

    Facility

    $59.11

    $1.11 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · G0571

    Office

    $61.87

    Facility

    $56.03

    $2.55 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · G0571

    Office

    $62.88

    Facility

    $56.59

    $1.54 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · G0571

    Office

    $69.58

    Facility

    $63.46

    $5.16 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · G0571

    Office

    $65.17

    Facility

    $59.37

    $0.75 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · G0571

    Office

    $61.15

    Facility

    $54.62

    $3.27 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · G0571

    Office

    $64.50

    Facility

    $58.54

    $0.08 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · G0571

    Office

    $64.84

    Facility

    $58.80

    $0.42 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · G0571

    Office

    $63.45

    Facility

    $57.98

    $0.97 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · G0571

    Office

    $61.87

    Facility

    $56.40

    $2.55 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · G0571

    Office

    $65.45

    Facility

    $59.11

    $1.03 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · G0571

    Office

    $62.16

    Facility

    $56.24

    $2.26 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · G0571

    Office

    $61.50

    Facility

    $55.15

    $2.92 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · G0571

    Office

    $60.28

    Facility

    $54.42

    $4.14 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · G0571

    Office

    $65.18

    Facility

    $58.57

    $0.76 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · G0571

    Office

    $70.92

    Facility

    $63.56

    $6.50 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · G0571

    Office

    $69.16

    Facility

    $62.23

    $4.74 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · G0571

    Office

    $65.70

    Facility

    $59.88

    $1.28 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · G0571

    Office

    $64.36

    Facility

    $58.01

    $0.06 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · G0571

    Office

    $76.62

    Facility

    $69.08

    $12.20 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · G0571

    Office

    $70.18

    Facility

    $63.23

    $5.76 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · G0571

    Office

    $73.76

    Facility

    $66.26

    $9.34 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · G0571

    Office

    $62.81

    Facility

    $56.78

    $1.61 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · G0571

    Office

    $64.36

    Facility

    $58.56

    $0.06 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · G0571

    Office

    $62.55

    Facility

    $56.88

    $1.87 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · G0571

    Office

    $65.97

    Facility

    $58.91

    $1.55 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · G0571

    Office

    $63.43

    Facility

    $57.11

    $0.99 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · G0571

    Office

    $68.12

    Facility

    $61.51

    $3.70 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · G0571

    Office

    $64.00

    Facility

    $58.18

    $0.42 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · G0571

    Office

    $65.51

    Facility

    $59.10

    $1.09 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · G0571

    Office

    $66.05

    Facility

    $59.49

    $1.63 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · G0571

    Office

    $63.45

    Facility

    $57.58

    $0.97 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · G0571

    Office

    $61.03

    Facility

    $54.68

    $3.39 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · G0571

    Office

    $61.16

    Facility

    $55.39

    $3.26 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · G0571

    Office

    $65.57

    Facility

    $58.86

    $1.15 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · G0571

    Office

    $63.79

    Facility

    $58.01

    $0.63 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · G0571

    Office

    $64.24

    Facility

    $57.95

    $0.18 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · G0571

    Office

    $64.87

    Facility

    $58.55

    $0.45 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · G0571

    Office

    $64.83

    Facility

    $58.57

    $0.41 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · G0571

    Office

    $64.59

    Facility

    $58.28

    $0.17 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · G0571

    Office

    $68.25

    Facility

    $61.95

    $3.83 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · G0571

    Office

    $64.14

    Facility

    $58.11

    $0.28 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · G0571

    Office

    $63.98

    Facility

    $58.02

    $0.44 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · G0571

    Office

    $63.27

    Facility

    $57.04

    $1.15 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · G0571

    Office

    $65.51

    Facility

    $59.10

    $1.09 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · G0571

    Office

    $62.03

    Facility

    $55.75

    $2.39 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · G0571

    Office

    $65.17

    Facility

    $58.49

    $0.75 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · G0571

    Office

    $69.55

    Facility

    $61.76

    $5.13 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · G0571

    Office

    $60.28

    Facility

    $54.20

    $4.14 lower than Chico for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · G0571

    Office

    $66.59

    Facility

    $61.08

    $2.17 higher than Chico for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · G0571

    Office

    $63.73

    Facility

    $57.38

    $0.69 lower than Chico for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

G0571 · 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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$60.28

$86.05

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$86.051
AL$60.901
AR$60.341
AZ$64.091
CA$64.42–$73.2729
CO$65.401
CT$68.811
DC$71.051
DE$64.861
FL$68.24–$76.233
GA$65.31–$67.162
GU$64.481
HI$64.481
IA$60.301
ID$60.881
IL$68.06–$74.504
IN$61.061
KS$60.871
KY$63.411
LA$63.65–$65.592
MA$65.54–$69.192
MD$65.53–$71.053
ME$61.87–$62.882
MI$65.17–$69.582
MN$61.151
MO$63.45–$64.843
MS$61.871
MT$65.451
NC$62.161
ND$61.501
NE$60.281
NH$65.181
NJ$69.16–$70.922
NM$65.701
NV$64.361
NY$62.81–$76.625
OH$64.361
OK$62.551
OR$63.43–$65.972
PA$64.00–$68.122
PR$65.511
RI$66.051
SC$63.451
SD$61.031
TN$61.161
TX$63.79–$68.258
UT$63.981
VA$63.27–$71.052
VI$65.511
VT$62.031
WA$65.17–$69.552
WI$60.281
WV$66.591
WY$63.731

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Where does this rate apply?

Chico is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 30 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.

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Why are the office and facility amounts different?

For G0571 in Chico, the physician’s office rate is $64.42 and the facility-setting rate is $57.47: a difference of $6.95.

The calculation uses a different practice-expense RVU for each setting. Both amounts here are physician fee-schedule amounts. The facility figure does not include a hospital’s separate charges, so this comparison does not tell you the total cost of receiving care in each setting.

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Reference amount per service

$70.86

$64.42 × 110% = $70.86

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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 G0571 in Chico.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

15,368

Code
G0571
Physician work
1.36
Practice expense
0.40
Malpractice
0.20

GPCI2026.csv

9

Locality
Chico
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.536
Office / nonfacility calculation for G0571 in Chico
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.36× 1.0171.3831
Practice expense0.40× 1.0960.4384
Malpractice0.20× 0.5360.1072
Total RVUs1.9287
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Chico$64.42

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.361.017
Practice expense0.41.096
Malpractice0.20.536

(1.36 × 1.017 + 0.4 × 1.096 + 0.2 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $64.42

Facility

Facility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.361.017
Practice expense0.211.096
Malpractice0.20.536

(1.36 × 1.017 + 0.21 × 1.096 + 0.2 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $57.47

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

G0571 · Office / nonfacility

$64.42

Effective 2026-10-01

A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

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One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    No ratechanged to$64.42

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: No rate

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$64.42$57.47RVU26D
2026-07-01$64.42$57.47RVU26C
2026-04-01$64.42$57.47RVU26B
2026-01-01$64.42$57.47RVU26A
2025-10-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25D
2025-07-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25C
2025-04-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25B
2025-01-01Not in this releaseNot in this releaseRVU25A

G0571 billing questions

Can G0571 be billed by itself?

No. CMS identifies it as an add-on code that must be reported with a primary procedure.

What should the operative report document?

Document the nerve treated, the intraoperative use of a cryoprobe, and the primary procedure performed.

Is it appropriate for intercostal nerve cryoablation during pectus repair?

It may describe intraoperative cryoablation of intercostal nerves during minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair. The record must support that the nerve treatment was performed during the operation.

How does the primary procedure affect payment?

CMS places payment for G0571 within the primary procedure’s global period. Report it with the primary procedure rather than as a separate standalone service.

Is G0571 the same as chemical destruction of a peripheral nerve?

No. G0571 identifies intraoperative cryoablation; code 64640 describes destruction of a peripheral nerve or branch using a neurolytic agent.

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.

RVUs for G0571PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 15,368 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for ChicoGPCI2026.csv, line 9 (RVU26D)